taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A3878E8333FFE7FF4D773CFAEBFC9A.taxon	description	Fig. 1, 3, 4	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8333FFE7FF4D773CFAEBFC9A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. Frons golden bronze with very narrow margins along eyes metallic green, densely punctate with punctures greenish internally, contrasting with bright metallic green vertex; ventrally curved whitish hairs present over entire frons; first three antennomeres bronzy. Pronotum entirely metallic reddish, at most extremely narrowly greenish along posterior margin. Front tibia with small, tooth-like process on posterior face just distal to middle. Elytra (Fig. 1) with foveae weakly but somewhat distinctly impressed; green coloration at elytral base extends posteriorly along lateral margin to first fovea; apices of elytra without greenish coloration. Male genitalia (Fig. 3, 4) with parameres slender and evenly tapered posteriorly, weakly arcuate in ventral view (Fig. 4); aedeagus evenly tapered to a sharp apex posteriorly that is slightly curved dorsally. Length 4.5 – 5.7 mm. Female. Frons generally slightly duller but not much different in color than male. Front tibia without tooth-like process. Length 5.0 – 6.1 mm. Specimens examined. PUERTO RICO: 1 male, Guánica, 15 April 1914, G. B. Merrill (USNM); 1 female, Guánica, Borinquen Forest Reserve, 11 September 1934, R. G. Oakley, dying branch (USNM); 1 female, Santa Rita, July 1913, E. G. Smyth (USNM); 1 male, 1 female, Guánica State Forest, Ballena trail, 17 o 57 ’ 41 ” N, 66 o 51 ’ 44 ” W, 30 meters, 14 June 2002, N. E. Woodley, on Leguminosae: Mimosoideae shrub (NEWC); 1 male, Guánica State Forest, 17 o 57.180 ’ N, 66 o 50.915 ’ W, 1 meter, 27 June 2008, Konstantinov & Chamorro (NEWC); 1 male, Municipio de Ponce, Tuque (behind Holiday Inn), 17 o 58 ’ 42 ” N, 66 o 40 ’ 21 ” W, 70 - 80 meters, 20 June 2002, N. E. Woodley (NEWC); 1 male, Susúa State Forest, 18 o 04.274 ’ N, 66 o 54.505 ’ W, 173 meters, 2 July 2008, Konstantinov & Chamorro (NEWC); 1 male, Cabo Rojo, 17 o 56.044 ’ N, 67 o 11.727 ’ W, 1 meter, A. S. Konstantinov (NEWC); 1 male, Laguna Cartagena, 18 o 00.663 ’ N, 67 o 01.185 ’ W, 8 meters, A. S. Konstantinov (NEWC). BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: 2 females, Guana Island, 0 - 80 meters, 1 - 14 July 1984, S. E. & P. M. Miller (USNM): 1 female, same data but 5 - 23 July 1985 (USNM); 1 male, same data but 20 - 24 July 1985 (USNM); 1 male same data but 9 - 23 July 1987 (USNM). U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: 1 male, St. Croix, Frederiksted, Lagoon Street, 25 January 1977, J. Yntema, in office (USNM).	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8333FFE7FF4D773CFAEBFC9A.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. One of us (NEW) collected C. thoracica on a Fabaceae (subfamily Mimosoideae) shrub in Puerto Rico, and observed numerous other individuals, uncaptured, on this plant that is a likely larval host. Ivie and Miller (1984) reported collecting this species on Croton sp. (Euphorbiaceae) and white mangrove, Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C. F. Gaertn. (Combretaceae), in the Virgin Islands.	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8333FFE7FF4D773CFAEBFC9A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Male specimens from Guana Island have the frons with a more greenish shade, and both sexes from that island have the elytral foveae brighter green than specimens from Puerto Rico.	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8335FFE6FF4D77C3FC75FE24.taxon	description	Fig. 2, 5, 6	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8335FFE6FF4D77C3FC75FE24.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. Frons bright metallic green, densely punctate, concolorous with vertex; ventrally curved whitish hairs present on lower one-third to one-half of frons; first three antennomeres bright metallic green. Pronotum metallic reddish with a distinct green spot just anterior of the scutellum. Front tibia slightly widened distally just beyond middle, without tooth-like process. Elytra (Fig. 2) with the anterior foveae weakly impressed, posterior pair indicated by color but not impressed; green coloration at elytral base does not extend along lateral margin to first fovea; extreme apices of elytra with greenish coloration. Male genitalia (Fig. 5, 6) with parameres more robust than in C. thoracica and slightly more arcuate in ventral view (Fig. 6); aedeagus nearly parallel-sided just before apex, slightly curved dorsally. Length 4.5 – 5.5 mm. Female. Frons bright golden orange, significantly differing in color from male. Front tibia as in male. Length 5.3 – 6.2 mm. Specimens examined. [Note: Geographic coordinates were taken from maps and internet sources, not direct GPS readings] GUADELOUPE: Basse-Terre: 1 male, 2 females, Gourbeyre, 15 o 59 ’ N, 61 o 41 ’ W, 2 October 2003, J. Touroult, ex larva in Acacia sp. (NEWC); 1 male, 1 female, Gourbeyre, Mont Caraïbes, 15 o 58 ’ N, 61 o 41 ’ W, 20 September 2003, J. Touroult (NEWC); 2 males, Gourbeyre, Mont Caraïbes, 15 o 58 ’ N, 61 o 41 ’ W, 28 August 2003, J. Touroult, ex larva in Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd. (NEWC); 2 females, Petit Bourg, Duclos, 16 o 11 ’ N, 61 o 35 ’ W, 7 November 2003, J. Touroult (NEWC). Grand-Terre: 1 male, Anse Bertrand, Barre de Cadoue, 16 o 28 ’ N, 61 o 30 ’ W, 18 February 2004, J. Touroult (NEWC); 1 female, Les Abymes, Pont de l’Alliance, 16 o 16 ’ N, 61 o 30 ’ W, 20 April 2003, J. Touroult (NEWC); 1 female, Petit-Canal, forêt de Deville, 16 o 23 ’ N, 61 o 29 ’ W, 19 February 2003, J. Touroult (NEWC).	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8335FFE6FF4D77C3FC75FE24.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Touroult (2005) recorded Chrysobothris guadeloupensis from tamarind, Tamarindus indica L. (Fabaceae); white mangrove, Laguncularia racemosa; and Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd. (Fabaceae). Adults were reared from larvae in these three host plants from small diameter branches (2 – 5 cm). Touroult (2005) stated that the species was widespread in Guadeloupe, principally in the xerophilic zone and sporadically in the mesophilic zone.	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
03A3878E8335FFE6FF4D77C3FC75FE24.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Touroult (2005) provided some additional locality records for C. guadeloupensis from Guadeloupe, and recorded it from the nearby island of La Désirade.	en	Woodley, Norman E., Touroult, Julien (2012): Recognition of Chyrsobothris thoracica guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981 at the species level (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Norman E. Woodley. Insecta Mundi 2012 (210): 1-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10081665
