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Genus: | Ditriaena Waterhouse, 1911 |
Ditriaena 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.
Aaata is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae.
Autarcontes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Cylindromorphoides is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Hylaeogena is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Paragrilus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
Pilotrulleum is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are two species, both native to Mexico. P. caesariae can also be found in Costa Rica.
Agaeocera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Mixochlorus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Oaxacanthaxia 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:
Xenorhipis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Americas.
Chalcophorotaenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Chrysaspis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Dicerca is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Euplectalecia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Pelecopselaphus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Amblysterna is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Schoutedeniastes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Strigoptera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Thrincopyge is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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