Acmaeoderoides

Acmaeoderoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Acmaeoderoides; Van Dyke, 1942

Last updated September 11, 2019

Acmaeoderoides is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:^[1]

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

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Acmaeoderoides cazieri Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides confusus Nelson, 1999
Acmaeoderoides depressus Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides distinctus Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides ferruginis Wellso & Nelson in Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides humeralis (Cazier, 1938)
Acmaeoderoides insignis (Horn, 1894)
Acmaeoderoides knulli Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides rossi (Cazier, 1937)
Acmaeoderoides rufescens Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides stramineus Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides verityi Nelson, 1968

Acmaeoderoides ferruginis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Acmaeoderoides humeralis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Acmaeoderoides knulli is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

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References

↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Acmaeoderoides". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 22 Jun 2011.

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[1] Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Acmaeoderoides". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 22 Jun 2011.