Paradorella

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Paradorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Subfamily:
Agrilinae
Genus:
Paradorella

Obenberger, 1923

Paradorella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa. [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 83,000 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 Family of insects

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.

Species include: [2]

Species

Charles Kerremans Belgian entomologist

Charles Kerremans was a Belgian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Buprestidae and Cicindelidae.

Jan Obenberger Czech entomologist

Jan Obenberger was a Czech entomologist.

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References

  1. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (1989). A revision of the African genera Nastella Kerremans and Paradorella Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 43(1) 35-44.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Paradorella". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
  3. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2008). New taxa, distribution and biological records of Afrotropical Coraebini Bedel, 1921 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Zootaxa 1848 1-15.


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