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Genus: | Polyonychus Chevrolat, 1838 |
Polyonychus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
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 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: [1]
Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Amorphosoma is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Kamosia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Neospades is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are 11 species, all native to Australia.
Paragrilus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
Planidia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to southern and eastern Africa.
Sjoestedtius is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Agrilozodes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Eudiana is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Phrixia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Tetragonoschema is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are 17 species in the genus, which is distributed throughout the Americas from Mexico to Patagonia.
Chalcoplia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Eucallopistus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Melobasina is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Oedisterna is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Paracupta is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Parataenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Steraspis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Micrasta is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Paracastalia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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