Castiarina | |
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Castiarina bella | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Tribe: | Stigmoderini |
Genus: | Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 1838 |
Castiarina is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini. This is one of the largest genera of beetles in Australia and emerge in the summertime to coordinate with flowering of native plants including Eucalyptus and tea trees ( Leptospermum ).[ clarification needed ]
There are over 400 species of Castiarina in Australia. Castiarina includes the following species: [1]
Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.
Temognatha is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles. Over 85 species in the genus are native to Australia.
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: the "jewel beetles".
Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: known as "jewel beetles".
Coraebus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Diphucrania is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Conognatha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini, containing the following species: They are found in the Neotropical realm.
Melobasis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Chrysodema is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Halecia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lampetis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Paracupta is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Polybothris is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Sphenoptera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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, the 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 in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics.
Polycesta is a genus of "jewel beetles" in the subfamily Polycestinae, containing the following species: