Obenbergerula

Obenbergerula
Obenbergerula confuse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Obenbergerula Strand, 1932

Obenbergerula is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Philippines. These beetles reach well over a centimeter in length and are brightly colored, usually shades of iridescent green with large spots. Their coloration is thought to be mimetic, possibly in mimicry of jewel bugs. ^[1]

Species include: ^[2]

• Obenbergerula confusa Bellamy, 1991
• Obenbergerula horni (Hoscheck, 1931)
• Obenbergerula paradoxa (Hoscheck, 1931)

References

1. Bellamy, C. L. (1991). A revision of the Philippine Coroebine genus Obenbergerula Strand (Coleoptera : Buprestidae : Agrilinae). Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Invertebrate Taxonomy 5(3) 541-51.
2. Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Obenbergerula". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.