Castiarina lycida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Castiarina |
Species: | C. lycida |
Binomial name | |
Castiarina lycida Barker, 2005 | |
Castiarina lycida is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005. [1] [2]
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.
Temognatha is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles. Over 85 species in the genus are native to Australia.
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini:
Paradorella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa.
Paragrilus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
Castiarina is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. 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.
Ditriaena is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Eudiana is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Megactenodes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Spectralia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Psiloptera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Cyrioides vittigera, commonly known as the striped banksia jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae native to Western Australia. It was described by the French naturalists Francis de Laporte de Castelnau and Hippolyte Louis Gory in 1835.
Castiarina insculpta, the Miena jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae. It is endemic to Tasmania, where it feeds on the asteraceous shrub Ozothamnus hookeri.
Castiarina jacki is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina purcellae is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina setifera is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina suehasenpuschae is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina michaelpowelli is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina keyzeri is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina macarthuri is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
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