Eumorphocerus

Last updated

Eumorphocerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus:Eumorphocerus
Thery, 1930

Eumorphocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: [1]

Beetle order of insects

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 Family of insects

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.

Related Research Articles

<i>Agrilus</i> genus of insects

Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.

Agrilinae subfamily of insects

Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:

Angatra 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:

<i>Coraebus</i> genus of insects

Coraebus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Cryptodactylus 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:

Lakhonia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Mandritsaria 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:

Sambirania 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.

Seranambia 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:

<i>Actenodes</i> genus of insects

Actenodes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Cyalithus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Ankareus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Sponsor is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. It belongs within the tribe Paratrachini within the subfamily Polycestinae., and contains the following species:

References

  1. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Eumorphocerus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.