| Mastogenius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Mastogenius Solier, 1849 |
Mastogenius 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.
- Mastogenius aeneus Kerremans, 1897
- Mastogenius aliciae Westcott, 2005
- Mastogenius arizonicus Bellamy, 2002
- Mastogenius barrigai Moore, 1994
- Mastogenius castlei Champlain & Knull, 1922
- Mastogenius cedralensis Manley, 1987
- Mastogenius changonensis Manley, 1986
- Mastogenius coyolensis Manley, 1987
- Mastogenius crenulatus Knull, 1934
- Mastogenius cuneaticollis Van Dyke, 1953
- Mastogenius cyanelytron Westcott, 2008
- Mastogenius cyaneous Fisher, 1922
- Mastogenius elinarae Manley, 1986
- Mastogenius eruleus Obenberger, 1939
- Mastogenius galapagoensis Van Dyke, 1953
- Mastogenius guayasensis Manley, 1986
- Mastogenius guayllabambensis MacRae, 2003
- Mastogenius howdenorum Manley, 1990
- Mastogenius impressipennis Fall, 1906
- Mastogenius insperatus Kurosawa, 1972
- Mastogenius jipijapa Manley, 1986
- Mastogenius laevifrons Germain & Kerremans, 1906
- Mastogenius lizaleriae Moore, 1998
- Mastogenius manglaraltoensis Manley, 1986
- Mastogenius martinezi Cobos, 1956
- Mastogenius pacacua Manley, 1987
- Mastogenius parallelus Solier, 1849
- Mastogenius peruvianus Fisher, 1949
- Mastogenius primaevus Obenberger, 1957
- Mastogenius proximus Cobos, 1981
- Mastogenius puncticollis Schaeffer, 1919
- Mastogenius relictus Bílý, 1979
- Mastogenius reticulicollis Cobos, 1981
- Mastogenius robustus Schaeffer, 1905
- Mastogenius simulans Cobos, 1981
- Mastogenius solieri Thomson, 1878
- Mastogenius subcyaneus (LeConte, 1860)
- Mastogenius sulcicollis Philippi in Philippi & Philippi, 1864
- Mastogenius taoi (Tôyama, 1983)
- Mastogenius testaceipes Obenberger, 1941
- Mastogenius texanus Bellamy, 2002
Mastogenius castlei is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Mastogenius crenulatus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Mastogenius robustus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
