Cryptodactylus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Cryptodactylus Deyrolle, 1864 |
Cryptodactylus 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 70,000 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.
Chrysochroa is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. However, a good number are found in India, one in Japan, in Korea, and one in Africa.
Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.
Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Aphanisticus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Coraebina is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Coraebus 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:
Habroloma is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Nalanda is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Sambus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are some 165 species distributed across Africa, parts of Asia, and Oceania, including Australia.
Toxoscelus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Trachys is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Vanroonia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Belionota is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Melobasis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Philanthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Iridotaenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lamprodila is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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