Paracleodoxus simillimus

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Paracleodoxus simillimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Paracleodoxus
Species:P. simillimus
Binomial name
Paracleodoxus simillimus
Monne & Monne, 2010

Paracleodoxus simillimus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monne and Monne in 2010. [1]

Beetle order of insects

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.

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Hylettus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

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Nealcidion is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

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<i>Oreodera</i> genus of insects

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References

  1. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.