Pseudagrilus

Pseudagrilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Pseudagrilus; Laporte, 1835

Last updated September 16, 2019

Pseudagrilus 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 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.

Pseudagrilus alutaceus Obenberger, 1924
Pseudagrilus arabicus Obenberger, 1925
Pseudagrilus beryllinus (Fahraeus, 1851)
Pseudagrilus curtus Thery, 1930
Pseudagrilus cyanimus (Fahraeus, 1851)
Pseudagrilus dubius Obenberger, 1924
Pseudagrilus gedyei Thery, 1930
Pseudagrilus hunti Thery, 1941
Pseudagrilus inamaenus Thery, 1930
Pseudagrilus inornatus Harold, 1878
Pseudagrilus keniae Obenberger, 1924
Pseudagrilus lathami Thery, 1930
Pseudagrilus leonensis Kerremans, 1898
Pseudagrilus melliculus (Gory, 1841)
Pseudagrilus paradiseus Obenberger, 1924
Pseudagrilus parallelus Kerremans, 1913
Pseudagrilus pauliani Descarpentries, 1946
Pseudagrilus peringueyi Bellamy, 1990
Pseudagrilus scintillans (Fairmaire, 1903)
Pseudagrilus seydeli Thery, 1940
Pseudagrilus sjoestedti Kerremans, 1908
Pseudagrilus sophorae (Fabricius, 1793)
Pseudagrilus splendidus Laporte, 1835
Pseudagrilus subfasciatus Kerremans, 1898
Pseudagrilus variabilis Thery, 1930
Pseudagrilus wittei Thery, 1948
Pseudagrilus zonatus Roth, 1851

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References

↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Pseudagrilus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.

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[1] Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Pseudagrilus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.