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Genus: | Brachelytrium Obenberger, 1923 |
Brachelytrium 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.
Anthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini:
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Galbella is an exclusively Old World genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, placed in the monotypic subfamily Galbellinae. It contains the following species:
Alissoderus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Endelus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Agrilaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Chalcogenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Coomaniella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Cylindrophora is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Phaenops is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Tetragonoschema is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are 17 species in the genus, which is distributed throughout the Americas from Mexico to Patagonia.
Lamprodila is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Julodella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Acmaeoderella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Mastogenius is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Paratrachys is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Polycestis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Xantheremia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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