Acmaeodera

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Acmaeodera
Acmaeodera viridaenea, wyfie, a, Zoutpan.jpg
female A. viridaenea on Grewia flava flower
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Tribe: Acmaeoderini
Genus: Acmaeodera
Eschscholtz, 1829
Acmaeodera brooksi Acmaeodera brooksi Waterhouse, 1904 (3012470617).jpg
Acmaeodera brooksi
Acmaeodera excellens Acmaeodera excellens Klug, 1855 (3182859902) (2).jpg
Acmaeodera excellens
Acmaeodera louwi Acmaeodera louwi Holm, 1985 (3384554909).jpg
Acmaeodera louwi
Acmaeodera signata gaerdesi Acmaeodera signata gaerdesi Descarpentries, 1971 (3628841465).jpg
Acmaeodera signata gaerdesi
Acmaeodera viridaenea Acmaeodera viridaenea (Degeer, 1778) (4141442762).jpg
Acmaeodera viridaenea

Acmaeodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, a group of metallic wood-boring beetles favored by insect collectors. Whereas most beetles including most buprestids fly with their elytra held out and vibrating their hindwings to give lift and thrust, Acmaedodera, however, fly with their hind wings only — the elytra are fused down the center and form a shield over the insect's abdomen, even during flight. This fact, combined with the banding across the abdomen which is common (though not universal) in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics. [1]

Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Thomas Eisner; Maria Eisner; Melody Siegler (2005). Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Many-legged Creatures . Harvard University. p.  204. ISBN   978-0-674-01882-2 . Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010) A Checklist of World Buprestoidea.
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