Paracephala

Paracephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Paracephala; Saunders, 1868

Last updated August 15, 2025

Paracephala is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia. They are black to purplish in color and are associated with grasses.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

Paracephala aenea Blackburn, 1891
Paracephala borea Bellamy, 1988
Paracephala deserta Bellamy, 1988
Paracephala hesperia Bellamy, 1988
Paracephala murina Thomson, 1878
Paracephala occidentalis (Macleay, 1888)
Paracephala pistacina (Hope, 1846)

References

↑ Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). review of the biology of the Australian genus Paracephala Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 8 1-2.
↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Paracephala". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

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[1] Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). review of the biology of the Australian genus Paracephala Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 8 1-2.

[2] Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Paracephala". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

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