| Polybothris quadricollis | |
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| Polybothris quadricollis from Madagascar. Mounted specimen, ventral view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Polybothris |
| Species: | P. quadricollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polybothris quadricollis | |
Plybothris quadricollis is a beetle of the family Buprestidae. [1]
Polybothris quadricollis can reach a length of about 37–43 millimetres (1.5–1.7 in). [2] [3] This quite common species is one of the most colourful. Elytra have an olive green granular color, while the underside of the body shows an extremely bright metallic rainbow of colors. [4] The colours underside seems to be important for sexual recognition among different species within the genus. [5]
These beetles can be found in Madagascar. [2] [6] [3]
Spercheus is a genus of aquatic beetles which are placed in a family of their own, Spercheidae within the Hydrophiloidea. About 20 species are known from around the world except the Nearctic with the majority being from the Oriental and Afrotropical Realms.
Euphoria is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae, the flower or fruit chafers. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. They are most diverse in Mexico and Central America. As of 2012, there are 59 species in the genus.
Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles. The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints. This fluid is bright orange and contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical compound. Wiping the chemical on skin can cause blistering and painful swelling of the skin. This defensive strategy is not exclusive to this genus; all meloids possess and exude cantharidin upon threat.
Laemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.
Blethisa is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in Blethisa, found in the Holarctic.
Silvanidae, "silvan flat bark beetles", is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, consisting of 68 described genera and about 500 described species. The family is represented on all continents except Antarctica, and is most diverse at both the generic and species levels in the Old World tropics.
Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.
Pachyferonia is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Pachyferonia quadricollis. It is found in Madagascar.
Rhegmatobius is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Rhegmatobius.
Cathartus quadricollis, the square-necked grain beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Silvanidae, the only species in the genus Cathartus.
Poecilus quadricollis is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. This species can be found in France, Portugal, Spain and in North Africa.
Polybothris sumptuosa, the Malagasy jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae.
Alampyris is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Tribolium is a genus of flour beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are known by various common names including flour beetles, flour weevils, red weevils and bran bugs.
Mycterus quadricollis is a species of palm or flower beetle in the family Mycteridae. It is found in North America.
Mycterus is a genus of palm and flower beetles in the family Mycteridae. There are about seven described species in Mycterus.
Bitoma is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are about 15 described species in Bitoma.
Stephanopachys is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in Stephanopachys.
Epimetopidae is a family of semi-aquatic beetles belonging to the Hydrophiloidea. They are found in sand and gravel at the edges of streams, rivers and shallow freshwater ponds. These beetles are shorter than half a centimeter long and have a pronotum with a central projection forming a shelf above the head. On the underside of the abdomen only four sternites are visible. There are approximately 72 described species in three genera, Epimetopus which is restricted to the New World, mostly Neotropical, Eupotemus with two Afrotropical species and Eumetopus with some Oriental species. Females carry their eggcases on the underside of the abdomen. The larvae are probably carnivorous based on their mouthparts and likely live in the same habitats as the adults.
Ophonus quadricollis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae, genus Ophonus, and subgenus Ophonus (Ophonus).
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