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| Belionota sagittaria from Sumatra | |
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| Genus: | Belionota Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Belionota 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.
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.
- Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota bicolor Théry, 1926
- Belionota bonneuilii Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota bonvouloirii Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota borneensis Théry, 1929
- Belionota championi Murray, 1862
- Belionota coomani Descarpentries, 1948
- Belionota cribricollis Gestro, 1877
- Belionota cyanipes Obenberger, 1928
- Belionota fallaciosa Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota francoisi Baudon, 1966
- Belionota fulgidicollis Gestro, 1877
- Belionota gigantea Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota humeralis Gestro, 1877
- Belionota jakli Barries 2009
- Belionota jakobsoni Obenberger, 1928
- Belionota lacordairei Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota lineatopennis Solier, 1833
- Belionota luzonica Bellamy, 1991
- Belionota metasticta (Illiger, 1800)
- Belionota mindorensis Kerremans, 1898
- Belionota mniszechii Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota nicobarica Kerremans, 1895
- Belionota nigrocingulata Kerremans, 1890
- Belionota omissa Schaufuss, 1885
- Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)
- Belionota rondoni Baudon, 1963
- Belionota roonwali Obenberger, 1956
- Belionota rubriventris Fisher, 1922
- Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829
- Belionota speculicollis Obenberger, 1928
- Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
- Belionota vuillefroyi Deyrolle, 1864
- Belionota woodfordi Waterhouse, 1894
Belionota aenea is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Belionota sagittaria is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Belionota sumptuosa, commonly known as the Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle, is a jewel beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is found in Indonesia.
