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Julodis cirrosa from South Africa | |
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Julodis cirrosa (Schönherr, 1817) | |
Julodis cirrosa, common name Brush Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. This species occurs in Southern Africa.
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 80,000 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.
Julodis cirrosa reaches about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) in length. The coloration is metallic blue-green, the surface is punctured and covered by yellowish-orange wax-coated hairs.
Aaata is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae.
Coraebus rubi is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Agrilinae.
Julodinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Ethiopoeus is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species, Ethiopoeus croesus was moved from genus Meliboeus in 2008. This beetle is native to Africa.
Kerremansia is a genus of beetle in the family Buprestidae. As of 2018, it is monospecific, consisting of the species Kerremansia paradoxa.
Paradorella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa.
Planidia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to southern and eastern Africa.
Pseudokamosia is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species is Pseudokamosia meridionalis. It is native to Africa.
Pseudokerremansia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa.
Senegalisia is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It was erected in 1987 for a species separated from the genus Anthaxia and renamed Senegalisia semireticulata. It is native to Senegal.
Trichinorhipis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species, Trichinorhipis knulli, is endemic to California in the United States, where it has been collected from Riverside and Imperial Counties.
Zulubuprestis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species is Zulubuprestis reliquia. It is known only from South Africa.
Julodis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Julodis albomaculata is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. This species occurs in Southern Africa.
Julodis onopordi is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Sternocera orissa, common name Giant jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Julodis andreae is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Julodis viridipes is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Didelta spinosa (L.f.) Aiton, belonging to the family of Asteraceae, is a Southern African woody shrub or small tree endemic to the West Coast and found from Saldanha Bay in the south across the Gariep into the south-west corner of Namibia. Growing 2–3 m tall and drought-resistant, its preferred habitat is on dry, rocky slopes. This species was introduced to Europe by Thunberg and Masson.
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