Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer 1845

60. Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer, 1845 Parish records (n = 12): Bossier, Caddo, Concordia, East Feliciana, Grant, Lincoln, and Winn Parishes (LSAM, MEM). Potential larval hosts in Louisiana: Castanea dentata Borkh., Quercus alba, and Quercus macrocarpa. Adults reported also on Carya ovata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus palustris, Quercus stellata, and Quercus velutina. Collection date range: 16 April–7 August. Comments: Collected using canopy Malaise and Lindgren funnel traps.
Published as part of Carlton, Christopher E., MacRae, Ted C., Tishechkin, Alexey K., Bayless, Victoria L. & Johnson, Wood, 2018, Annotated Checklist of the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Louisiana, pp. 351-367 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (2) on page 359, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-72.2.351, http://zenodo.org/record/5382706