| Paratrachys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Paratrachys Saunders, 1873 |
Paratrachys 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.
- Paratrachys australius Bellamy & Williams, 1995
- Paratrachys bakeri Obenberger, 1924
- Paratrachys biroi Holynski, 1992
- Paratrachys chinensis Obenberger, 1958
- Paratrachys cornutus Bílý, 1994
- Paratrachys cuneiformis (Deyrolle, 1864)
- Paratrachys fergussonicus (Kerremans, 1900)
- Paratrachys fisheri Obenberger, 1924
- Paratrachys hederae Saunders, 1873
- Paratrachys hederoides Cobos, 1980
- Paratrachys hypocritus (Fairmaire, 1889)
- Paratrachys kannegieteri Obenberger, 1924
- Paratrachys kurosawai Holynski, 1992
- Paratrachys marylae Holynski, 1992
- Paratrachys mixtipubescens Kurosawa, 1985
- Paratrachys nadjus Cobos, 1980
- Paratrachys nigricans (Kerremans, 1890)
- Paratrachys nigritus (Deyrolle, 1864)
- Paratrachys pilifrons (Kerremans, 1900)
- Paratrachys princeps Kurosawa, 1976
- Paratrachys queenslandicus Bellamy & Williams, 1995
- Paratrachys sinicolus Obenberger, 1958
- Paratrachys srogli Obenberger, 1932
- Paratrachys strandi Obenberger, 1932
- Paratrachys tonyi Holynski, 1992
