Dusky Jewel Borer

Dicerca tenebrica

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Dusky Jewel Borer
Scientific Name: 
Dicerca tenebrica
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Buprestidae
Distribution

Distribution

Nt: known from 6 sites, broadly located below treeline (Bright 1987) (B184); Norman Wells, Ft Simpson, 2 sites near Yellowknife, Ft Res, Ft Smith (A337)
Score: 
G
References: 
B184
A337

Number of Occurrences

Nt: known from 6 sites, broadly located below treeline (Bright 1987) (B184); Norman Wells, Ft Simpson, 2 sites near Yellowknife, Ft Res, Ft Smith (A337)
Score: 
BE
References: 
B184
A337

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).; Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012-2014) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment) – no change; Reviewed in 2020 by Charlene Wood, no change
Last Updated: 
July 24, 2020

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Bright, DE. (1978) The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Part 15.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 335 pp. - B184 Return
  • Nelson GH. (1975) A revision of the genus Dicerca in North America (Coleoptera:Buprestidae). Entomologische. Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, Tutzing bei München 26: 87–180 - A337 Return

Range Extent

  • Bright, DE. (1978) The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles of Canada and Alaska, Part 15.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. Department of Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ont. 335 pp. - B184 Return
  • Nelson GH. (1975) A revision of the genus Dicerca in North America (Coleoptera:Buprestidae). Entomologische. Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, Tutzing bei München 26: 87–180 - A337 Return