LIST OF PUBLISHED PAPERS of R. L. Westcott (Buprestidae only)

Barr, W. F. & R. L. Westcott. 1976. Taxonomic, biological and distributional notes of North American Chrysobothris, with the description of a new species from California (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).
            The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 52(2):138-152.
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 1992. A new genus of Agrilinae from Southern Africa (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Journal of African Zoology 106:125-131. (PDF)
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 1993. A new species of Euplectalecia Obenberger from Guyana (sic! Columbia). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 6:175-178. (PDF)
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 1995a. A revision of the Omochyseus Waterhouse genus-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 36(14):193-203. (PDF)
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 1995b. New records for the Halecia Laporte & Gory genus-group from Central America (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 49(2):195-199. (PDF)
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 1995c. New host and distribution records for some southern African Buprestidae (Coleoptera). African Entomology 3(2):219-222.
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 1996. The phylogenetic placement of two new genera and species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico. Journal of Natural History 30:229-245. (PDF)
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 2000. The genus Hiperantha: subgenera, type species, unavailable names and the Mexican fauna (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Folia Heyrovskyana 8(1):25-34. (PDF)
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 2003a. Correction to the Buprestidae and Schizopodidae (Coleoptera) listings from Nomina Insecta Nearctica (1996). Zootaxa 147:1-20.
Bellamy, C. L. & R. L. Westcott. 2003b. Case 3257. Acmaeodera oaxacae Fisher, 1949 and Polycesta deserticola Barr, 1974 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed precedence of the specific namesover those of
            Acmaeodera philipppinensis Obenberger, 1923 and Polycesta aruensis Obenberger, 1924 respectively. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60(2):124-126. (Case)
Bellamy, C. L., R. L. Westcott & D. S. Verity. 1988. New synonymy, distributional and adult and larval host records for some southern African Buprestidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 42(1):73-83. (PDF)
Bílý, S. & R. L. Westcott. 2005. A new species of Agrilaxia from Mexico, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Anthaxiini). Folia Heyrovskyana, Series A, 13(1-2):1-6.
Hall, D. G., A. S. Konstantinov, G. S. Hodges, O. Sosa, C. Welbourn & R. L. Westcott. 2005. Insects and mites new to Florida sugar cane. Journal American Society Sugar Cane Technologists 25:143-156.
Hespenheide, H. A., R. L. Westcott & C. L. Bellamy. 2011. Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of the Baja California peninsula, México. Zootaxa 2805:36-56. p
MacRae, T. C., J. Rifkind, R. L. Westcott & P. Zabransky. 2007. Comments on the proposed fixation of the feminine gender of the genus Trachys Fabricius, 1801 (Insecta, Coleoptera) and the form of derivation of
            family-group names based on Trachys. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 64(1):64-66.
Mühle, H, R. L. Westcott & G. H. Nelson. 1994. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of some generic names in the Buprestidae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 51(1):43-46.
Nelson, G. H., D. S. Verity, & R. L. Westcott. 1981. Additional notes on the biology and distribution of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of North America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 35(2):129-151.
Nelson, G. H. & R. L. Westcott. 1976. Notes on the distribution, synonymy, and biology of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of North America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 30(3):273-284. (PDF)
Nelson, G. H. & R. L. Westcott. 1991. Review of the pulchellus group of Agrilus with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 45(2):121-142. (PDF)
Nelson, G. H. & R. L. Westcott. 1995. Three new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz from the United States and Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin 49(1):77-87. (PDF)
Nelson, G. H., R. L. Westcott & T. C. MacRae. 1996. Miscellaneous notes on Buprestidae and Schizopodidae occurring in the United States and Canada, including descriptions of previouslyunknown sexes of six
            Agrilus Curtis. The Coleopterists Bulletin 50(2):183-191. (PDF)
Walters, Jr., G. C., R. L. Westcott, S. G. Wellso, J. M. Cicero, T. C. MacRae & C. L. Bellamy. 2006. Gayle H. Nelson (1926-2005): biography and memories, taxa and publications. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
            82(2):116-135.
Westcott, R. L. 1971a. Five new species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Southwestern United States and Baja California. Los Angeles County Museum, Contributions in Science 209:1-19.
Westcott, R. L. 1971b. A new species of sculptured, conifer-inhabiting Chrysobothris from Nevada and California (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 25(4):131-136. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1983. Revision of the aerea group of Chrysobothris (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Systematic Entomology 8:339-359.
Westcott, R. L. 1987. Review of: D. E. Bright, 1987. The metallic wood-boring beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 15. Agriculture Canada Research
            Branch Publication 1810:1-335. The Coleopterists Bulletin 41(4):404-405. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1990a. Notes on taxonomy, ecology and distribution for some species of Chrysobothris Eschscholtz occuring in the United States (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 44(3):323-343. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1990b. A new synonym in Mastogenius Solier (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 66(3):256-257.
Westcott, R. L. 1991. Distributional, biological, and taxonomic notes on North American Buprestidae. Insecta Mundi 4(1-4)(1990):73-89. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1993. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758 and Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1829 (Insecta, Coleoptera) by the designation of B. octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758
            as the type species of Buprestis. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 50(3):231.
Westcott, R. L. 1995. Frank M. Beer (1903-1991). The Coleopterists Bulletin 49(1):96-97. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1996. Three new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz from Mexico (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Jewel Beetles 5:20-27. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1997. Name correction in Mexican Acmaeodera Eschscholtz. The Coleopterists Bulletin 51(1):98. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1998a. Three new species of Buprestidae from Mexico (Coleoptera). Jewel Beetles 6:18-22. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 1998b. Eight new species and one new subspecies of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Mexico, with notes on two other species. Jewel Beetles 7:7-15. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2000a. A new species of Pelecopselaphus Solier (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Mexico, with discussion of taxonomic placement of the genus. Jewel Beetles 8:19-22. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2000b. Four new species of Paratyndaris Fisher from Baja California Sur, Mexico (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 9(1998):137-142.
Westcott, R. L. 2001a. Acmaeodera pubiventris Horn (Buprestidae): a polytypic species or a superspecies? Insecta Mundi 12(3-4)(1999):173-178. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2001b. An interspecific hybrid in the genus Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, a taxonomic note on Chrysobothris kelloggi Knull, and new distribution and host records for United States and Canadian
            species in these and other genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Jewel Beetles 10:76-81.
Westcott, R. L. 2001c. Anambodera clarki sp. n. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Folia Heyrovskyana 9(2):131-135.
Westcott, R. L. 2002. Four new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Mexico. Jewel Beetles 11:23-26. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2003a. Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 1835 and Iridotaenia Deyrolle, 1864 (Insecta, Coleoptera) by the designation of C. sonnerati Laporte & Gory,
            1835 as the type species of Chrysodema. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60(1):53.
Westcott, R. L. 2003b. Review of: C. L. Bellamy. 2002. Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. In: W.W.K. Houston (Ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 29.5. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia, xii + 492 pp.,
            4 color plates. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(3):253. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2005a. A new species of Chrysobothris Eschscholtz from Oregon and Washington, with notes on other Buprestidae (Coleoptera) occuring in the United States and Canada. Zootaxa 1044:1-15.
Westcott, R. L. 2005b. Two new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz and two new species of Mastogenius Solier (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Mexico. Folia Entomologia Mexicana 44(Supl. 1):35-43. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2006a. Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of the West Indies: a new species of Spectralia Casey and notes on Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, Chrysobothris Eschscholtz and Peronaemis Waterhouse.
            The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 82(2):154-159.
Westcott, R. L. 2006b. Comment on the proposed precedence of the specific name of Buprestis sexsignata Say, 1839 (Insecta, Coleoptera) over those of Chrysobothris ignipes Gory & Laporte, 1838
            and Chrysobothris germari Gory & Laporte, 1838. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 63(3):201.
Westcott, R. L. 2007a. The exotic Agrilus subrobustus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is found in northern Georgia. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(1):111-112. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2007b. A new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz from Guatemala (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(2):281-282. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2007c. Review of: C. L. Bellamy. 2006. Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae of Madagascar and adjacent islands, an annotated catalogue. Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae de Madagascar et des îles
            voisines, catalogue annoté. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(3):434. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. 2007d. A new species of Chrysobothris Eschscholtz feeding on Dudleya spp. (Crassulaceae) from California and Baja California, with biological, distributional and taxonomic notes on other
            North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Zootaxa 1630:23-37.
Westcott, R. L. 2008. A new species of Xenorhipis LeConte and of Mastogenius Solier from Mexico, with a discussion of Chrysobothris icthyomorpha Thomson and its allies and notes on other Mexican and
            Central American Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Zootaxa 1929:47-68.
Westcott, R. L. 2009. Review of: C. L. Bellamy. 2008-2009. A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 1-5. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(1):117-118.
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Westcott, R. L. & R. L. Alten. 2006. A new species of Eriogonum-feeding Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Utah and California. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 82(2):208-212.
Westcott, R. L., T. Atkinson, H. A. Hespenheide & G. H. Nelson. 1990. New country and state records, and other notes for Mexican Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Insecta Mundi 3(3)(1989):217-232. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. & W. F. Barr. 1998. A new species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Big Bend Natonal Park, Texas, with synonymy for other species occurring in the United States.
            Insecta Mundi 12(1&2):53-57. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. & W. F. Barr. 2007. Resurrection and review of the genus Knowltonia Fisher, with description of a new subspecies of Chrysobothris Eschscholtz and new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz from
            North America (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Zootaxa 1481:49-58.
Westcott, R. L., W. F. Barr, G. H. Nelson & D. S. Verity. 1979. Distributional and biological notes on North and Central American species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin
            33(2):169-181.
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Westcott, R. L. & C. L. Bellamy. 2004. The rediscovery of Acmaeodera horni Fall (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 79(3/4):250-251.
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Westcott, R. L. & S. Bílý. 1992. Comments on the proposed conservation of Chrysobothris and Dicerca Eschscholtz, 1829 (Insecta, Coleoptera) as the correct original spellings. Bulletin of Zoological
            Nomenclature 49(4):290.
Westcott, R. L. & R. G. Booth. 1993. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of generic names in the Buprestidae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 50(3):232-234.
Westcott, R. L. & J. M. Davidson. 2001. A remarkable new species of Chrysobothris from Arizona (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Jewel Beetles 10:82-85.
Westcott, R. L. & H. A. Hespenheide. 2006. The description of a new species of Agrilus Curtis, with distributional records, and taxonomic and biological notes for Agrilinae and Trachyinae (Coleoptera:
            Buprestidae) of Mexico and Central America. Zootaxa 1367:1-35.
Westcott, R. L., H. A. Hespenheide, J. Romero N., A. Burgos Solorio, C. L. Bellamy & A. Equihua M. 2008. The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Morelos, Mexico, with description of six new species, and a partially
            annotated checklist. Zootaxa 1830:1-20.
Westcott, R. L., S. Kelley & S. Fullerton. 2008. A new prey record for Temnochila virescens (Fabricius): Actenodes acornis (Say) (Coleoptera: Trogositidae, Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(4)(2007):573.
Westcott, R. L., J. R. LaBonte, G. L. Parsons & P. J. Johnson. 2006. New records and other notes for Oregon Coleoptera. Zootaxa 1142:1-33.
Westcott, R. L. & G. H. Nelson. 2000. Descriptions of two new species of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, and two new subspecies of Agrilus Curtis and Chrysobothris Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in North
            America, with detailed notes on others. The Coleopterists Bulletin 54(3):300-312. (PDF)
Westcott, R. L. & F. A. Noguera. 1995. Six new species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico. Folia Entomologia Mexicana 89(1993):35-54.
Westcott, R. L. & D. S. Verity. 1977. A new species of Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Baja California and Southern California. The Coleopterists Bulletin 31(2):149-154.
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