Planidia (beetle)

Planidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Planidia ; Kerremans, 1899

Last updated August 15, 2025

Planidia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to southern and eastern Africa.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

Planidia elongulata Obenberger, 1922
Planidia freudei Jelinek, 1971
Planidia hauseri Obenberger, 1931
Planidia vansoni Obenberger, 1936
Planidia velutina Kerremans, 1899

References

↑ Jelínek, J. (1971). Revision oft (sic) the genus Planidia Kerremans (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Opuscula Zoologica (Muenchen) 120 1-11.
↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Planidia". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

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[1] Jelínek, J. (1971). Revision oft (sic) the genus Planidia Kerremans (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Opuscula Zoologica (Muenchen) 120 1-11.

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

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