Abstract
Beetles of the family Buprestidae are treated for Morelos, the second smallest state in Mexico, in a partially annotated checklist, with the following new species being described: Acmaeodera noguerai Westcott, A. tenuivittata Westcott, Agrilus cyphothoracoides Hespenheide, A. pseudosallei Hespenheide, Brachys exquisitus Hespenheide, and Chrysobothris tessellatus Westcott. Special emphasis is placed on the fauna of La Reserva de La Biosfera Sierra de Huautla. Twentysix genera and 139 species from Morelos are recorded herein.References
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