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| Julodis viridipes. Mounted specimen | |
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| Species: | J. viridipes |
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| Julodis viridipes Laporte, 1835 | |
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Julodis viridipes is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family. [2]
Julodis viridipes can reach a length of about 22–36 millimetres (0.87–1.42 in). [3] [4] The basic color is blue. Head, thorax and abdomen are covered with tufts of yellow hair. Legs are green (hence the Latin name viridipes of the species). [5]
This species can be found in South Africa and is associated with the woody shrub Didelta spinosa . [6]
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.
Charles Kerremans was a Belgian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Buprestidae and Cicindelidae.
Julodinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Katangiella squamivela is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Katangiella. It is an African species described in 1988.
Paradorella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa.
Promeliboeus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa. Some species have been observed feeding on the flowers of plants in the aster family. These beetles are a few millimeters long except P. colossus, which can be over a centimeter in length.
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.
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.
Halecia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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 cirrosa, common name Brush Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. This species occurs in Southern Africa.
Julodis andreae is a species of beetles 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.
Ptosima undecimmaculata, the Splendour beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Nemaschema viridipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fauvel in 1906.
Tragocephala viridipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1947.
Anthaxia croesus is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.
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