Introduction. The name of each listed species is followed by up to five sources that report the species as occurring in Michigan. Sources in all upper-case letters refer to specific insect collections: MSU-ARC refers to material held by the Michigan State University Arthropod Research Collection (data provided by G. Parsons). All others refer to collection data extracted from the Symbiota Collections of Arthropods Network (SCAN) database online at https://scan-bugs.org/. See the Methods page for a list of abbreviations and associated collections.
Species names preceded by a single '?' are considered probable (for occurring in Michigan) but uncertain records. Those preceded by '??' are considered possible but unlikely to occur in Michigan. Species that are fully accepted as having valid Michigan records are unmarked. Species reported in the literature that we consider to be erroneous Michigan records are in a separate list following the others.
BUPRESTIDAE
4 subfamilies, 15 tribes, 21 genera, 139 species (plus 9 species reported for Michigan in error)
Subfamily Agrilinae
Tribe Agrilini
Agrilus acutipennis Mannerheim, 1837: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus amelanchieri Knull, 1944: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976)
Agrilus anxius Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus arcuatus (Say, 1825): Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus atricornis Fisher, 1928: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976)
Agrilus audax Horn, 1891: MacRae and Basham (2013)
Agrilus bilineatus (Weber, 1801): Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus carpini Knull, 1923: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), FMNH:FMNHINS, MSU-ARC
Agrilus celti Knull, 1920: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus cephalicus LeConte, 1860: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus champlaini Frost, 1912: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus cliftoni Knull, 1941: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
?Agrilus corylicola Fisher, 1928: FMNH:FMNHINS; known from all surrounding areas
Agrilus crataegi Frost, 1912: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus criddlei Frost, 1920: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus crinicornis Horn, 1891: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus cuprescens (Ménétriés, 1832): Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Agrilus cyanescens (Ratzeburg, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Downie and Arnett (1996), BugGuide, MSU-ARC
Agrilus defectus LeConte, 1860: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus difficilis Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878)
Agrilus egeniformis Champlain & Knull, 1923: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus egenus Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus fallax Say, 1833: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus ferrisi Dury, 1908: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus frosti Knull, 1920: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus fulgens LeConte, 1860: Paiero et al. (2012), TAMU:TAMUIC
Agrilus geminatus (Say, 1823): Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus granulatus granulatus (Say, 1823): Wellso et al. (1976), TAMU:TAMUIC Paiero et al. (2012) say the nominate subsp. is rare, whereas liragus is common.
Agrilus granulatus liragus Barter & Brown, 1929: Wellso et al. (1976), Haack and Petrice (2019), MSU-ARC Paiero et al. (2012) say the nominate subsp. is rare, whereas liragus is common.
Agrilus horni Kerremans, 1900: Wellso et al. (1976), Solomon (1995), MSU-ARC Paiero et al. (2012) do not include this sp. in their work, but GBIF shows records for MI, MA & MN and Bousquet et al. (2013) have it from NB to MB in Canada
Agrilus imbellis Crotch, 1873: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020)
Agrilus juglandis Knull, 1920: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Agrilus lacustris LeConte, 1860: Barringer (2020)
Agrilus lecontei lecontei Saunders, 1871: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus masculinus Horn, 1891: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus nigricans Gory, 1841: Ruesink and Parsons (2021), MSU-ARC, TAMU:TAMUIC, FMNH:FMNHINS
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus olentangyi Champlain & Knull, 1925: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976)
Agrilus olivaceoniger Fisher, 1928: Ruesink and Parsons (2021), MSU-ARC
Agrilus osburni Knull, 1937: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus otiosus Say, 1833: Paiero et al. (2012), Clampitt et al. (1996), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus paracelti Knull, 1972: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus paramasculinus Champlain & Knull, 1923: Hansen et al. (2011), Downie and Arnett (1996)
Agrilus parvus Saunders, 1870: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), TAMU:TAMUIC, MSU-ARC
Agrilus pensus Horn, 1891: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888: Paiero et al. (2012), Haack et al. (2002), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Agrilus politus (Say, 1825): Paiero et al. (2012), Clampitt et al. (1996), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus pseudocoryli Fisher, 1928: Paiero et al. (2012), Downie and Arnett (1996), TAMU:TAMUIC, MSU-ARC
Agrilus pseudofallax Frost, 1923: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus putillus Say, 1833: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus quadriguttatus Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), BugGuide, MSU-ARC
Agrilus quadriimpressus Ziegler, 1845: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Agrilus ruficollis (Fabricius, 1787): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Clampitt et al. (1996), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus sayi Saunders, 1870: Paiero et al. (2012)
Agrilus subcinctus Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Agrilus sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835: Paiero et al. (2012), Haack et al. (2009), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Agrilus torquatus LeConte, 1860: Paiero et al. (2012), Andrews (1923), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Agrilus transimpressus Fall, 1925: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Agrilus vittaticollis (Randall, 1838): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Paragrilus tenuis (LeConte, 1863): Paiero et al. (2012)
Tribe Coraebini
Eupristocerus cogitans (Weber, 1801): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Tribe Tracheini
Brachys aerosus (Melsheimer, 1845): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Clampitt et al. (1996), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Brachys aeruginosus Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Brachys howdeni Hespenheide, 2016: Hespenheide and Eiseman (2016)
Brachys ovatus (Weber, 1801): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Pachyschelus confusus Wellso & Manley, 1976: Wellso et al. (1976), Paiero et al. (2012), BugGuide, MSU-ARC
Pachyschelus laevigatus (Say, 1833): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Priest (2000), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Pachyschelus purpureus purpureus (Say, 1834): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Taphrocerus gracilis (Say, 1825): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Subfamily Buprestinae
Tribe Actenodini
Actenodes acornis (Say, 1833): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Actenodes simi Fisher, 1940: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Tribe Anthaxiini
Agrilaxia flavimana (Gory, 1841): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Anthaxia cyanella Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Anthaxia fisheri Obenberger, 1928: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Anthaxia inornata (Randall, 1838): Paiero et al. (2012), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Anthaxia quercata (Fabricius, 1801): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Anthaxia quercicola Wellso, 1974: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996)
Anthaxia viridicornis (Say, 1823): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Anthaxia viridifrons Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Tribe Buprestini
Buprestis (Buprestis) consularis Gory, 1840: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
??Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata Fabricius, 1775: Andrews (1923), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), SI:NMNH; mostly a SE sp. but in IN in Paiero et al. (2012) & Blatchley (1910)
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1824: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Buprestis (Cypriacis) maculipennis Gory, 1840: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), BugGuide, MSU-ARC
Bupresti (Cypriacis) striata Fabricius, 1775: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), BugGuide, Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Buprestis (Cypriacis) sulcicollis (LeConte, 1860): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Buprestis (Sterosa) salisburyensis Herbst, 1801: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), BugGuide, MSU-ARC
Tribe Chrysobothrini
Chrysobothris adelpha Harold, 1869: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris chlorocephala Gory, 1841: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976)
Chrysobothris cribraria Mannerheim, 1837: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris dentipes (Germar, 1824): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris femorata (Olivier, 1790): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris harrisi (Hentz, 1827): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris neopusilla Fisher, 1942: Paiero et al. (2012), TAMU:TAMUIC
Chrysobothris orono Frost, 1920: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris pusilla Gory & Laporte, 1837: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris quadriimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837: Wellso and Manley (2007), TAMU:TAMUIC, MSU-ARC Paiero et al. (2012) chose not to recognize this species because of issues with the characters and keys used to define the species.
Chrysobothris rotundicollis Gory & Laporte, 1837: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer, 1845: Wellso et al. (1976), Hansen et al. (2011), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris sexsignata (Say, 1839): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris shawnee Wellso & Manley, 2007: Wellso and Manley (2007), Hansen et al. (2011), MSU-ARC Paiero et al. (2012) chose not to recognize this species because of issues with the characters and keys used to define the species.
Chrysobothris sloicola Manley & Wellso, 1976: Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), BugGuide, SI:NMNH
Chrysobothris trinervia (Kirby, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Chrysobothris verdigripennis Frost, 1910: Paiero et al. (2012), Downie and Arnett (1996)
Chrysobothris viridiceps Melsheimer, 1845: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Tribe Melanophilini
Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer, 1774): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Phaenops aeneola (Melsheimer, 1845): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Phaenops drummondi (Kirby, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Adams (1909), MSU-ARC
Phaenops fulvoguttata (Harris, 1830): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Tribe Phrixiini
Spectralia gracilipes (Melsheimer, 1845): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Tribe Xenorhipidini
?Xenorhipis brendeli LeConte, 1866: Downie and Arnett (1996); very probable but source needs confirmation, Paiero et al. (2012) have it in IN & OH but not MI, GBIF has it in WI
Subfamily Chrysochroinae
Tribe Chrysochroini
Chalcophora fortis LeConte, 1860: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Maier and Ivie (2013), MSU-ARC
Chalcophora liberta (Germar, 1824): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Maier and Ivie (2013), MSU-ARC
Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury, 1770): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Maier and Ivie (2013), MSU-ARC
Texania campestris (Say, 1823): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Tribe Dicercini
Dicerca asperata (Laporte & Gory, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878)
Dicerca callosa Casey, 1909: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Dicerca caudata LeConte, 1860: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020), MSU-ARC
Dicerca divaricata (Say, 1823): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Dicerca dumolini (Laporte & Gory, 1837): MSU-ARC; 3 specimens from Marquette Co. coll. in 1992
Dicerca lepida LeConte, 1857: Barringer (2020)
Dicerca lugubris LeConte, 18860: Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), BugGuide, Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Dicerca lurida (Fabricius, 1775): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Dicerca obscura (Fabricius, 1781): Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Dicerca pugionata (Germar, 1824): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996), MSU-ARC
Dicerca punctulata (Schönherr, 1817): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Barringer (2020)
Dicerca spreta (Gory, 1841): Ruesink and Parsons (2021), Andrews (1923), MSU-ARC
Dicerca tenebrica (Kirby, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Dicerca tenebrosa (Kirby, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Dicerca tuberculata (Laporte & Gory, 1837): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Tribe Poecilonotini
Poecilonota cyanipes (Say, 1823): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Poecilonota ferrea (Melsheimer, 1845): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Downie and Arnett (1996)
??Poecilonota thureura (Say, 1832): Downie and Arnett (1996); IN & PA in Paiero et al. (2012)
Subfamily Polycestinae
Tribe Acmaeoderini
Acmaeodera pulchella (Herbst, 1801): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Acmaeodera tubulus (Fabricius, 1801): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878), MSU-ARC
Tribe Ptosimini
Ptosima gibbicollis (Say, 1823): Paiero et al. (2012), Wellso et al. (1976), MSU-ARC
Ptosima walshii LeConte, 1863: Paiero et al. (2012), Barringer (2020), Downie and Arnett (1996)
The following species were reported from Michigan, but we consider them to be adventive, misidentifications or other errors:
Agrilus acastus Kerremans, 1913: FMNH:FMNHINS; not a NA sp., although GBIF has A. horni as a jr. syn. of acastus. Not that way on BugGuide.
Agrilus integerrimus (Ratzeburg, 1837): TAMU:TAMUIC; not in NA, BugGuide says "North American records of A. integerrimus ... are in error stemming from a typo in Nelson et al. 1996 (Kyle Schnepp, pers. comm. to =v= 12.ii.2014)"
Anthaxia expansa LeConte, 1860: Wellso et al. (1976), TAMU:TAMUIC; A. expansa is a valid western species that does not occur in MI, Paiero et al. (2012) notes that Wellso et al. (1976) used this name to refer to A. inornata. BugGuide says the two were considered synonyms until recently.
Buprestis apricans Herbst, 1801: SI:NMNH; a southeastern sp., should not be in MI; a pupa coll. at "Grave Bay" by H. Loding in 1908 & IDed as Stereosa cribripennis Casey is prob. mislabelled or misidentified
Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767: Wellso et al. (1976); a western US sp., should not be in MI
Buprestis langii Mannerheim, 1843: Andrews (1916), Hubbard and Schwarz (1878); this is a western sp.; should not be in MI
Buprestis nutalli Kirby, 1837: Downie and Arnett (1996), Andrews (1916), Andrews (1929); B. nutalli is western U.S., does not occur east of SD.
Chrysobothris neotexana Dozier, 1955: Downie and Arnett (1996); C. neotexana does not occur north of about the Ohio River
Chrysobothris scitula Gory, 1841: Hubbard and Schwarz (1878); this sp. only occurs in SE coastal states
This family list was last updated: September 14, 2021