Английская Википедия:Acropteroxys gracilis

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Acropteroxys gracilis, the slender lizard beetle, is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in Central America and North America, including into Canada.[1][2][3]

With a body length range of 6-12mm, it is narrower and shorter than its relative, A. lecontei,[4] the only other currently described species within this genus.

It is reported to feed upon ambrosia plant species such as the common ragweed.[5] Members of this plant genus are serious agricultural pests and so this insect species has been investigated for potential use as a biocontrol agent.[5] However, A. gracilis is considered an economic pest due to its activity boring into the stems of Trifolium pratense (red clover), Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and Melilotus spp. (sweet clover) as well as a number of other plants in the Asteraceae, Poaceae and Urticaceae families.[5]

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  3. A review of the North American Languriidae. Vaurie P. 1948. Bull. AMNH 92: 119-156.
  4. 5,0 5,1 5,2 Majka, Christopher & Migneault, Richard & Webster, Reginald. (2010). Acropteroxys gracilis (Newman): the first reports of a lizard beetle (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languriinae) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Entomol. Soc. 6. 28-29.