Sibuyanella

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Sibuyanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Sibuyanella

Obenberger, 1942

Sibuyanella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Philippines. [1]

Beetle Order of insects

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 Family of insects

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.

Philippines Republic in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

Species include: [2]

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Lumawigia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Philippines.

Madecorformica silhouetta is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Madecorformica. It is native to Madagascar.

Neefia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The genus was established in 2003 for seven new species discovered in Madagascar.

Neefioides rufobasalis is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. Formerly known as Cisseis rufobasalis, it was transferred to a new monotypic genus of its own, Neefioides, in 2003. This beetle is native to Madagascar.

Obenbergerula is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Philippines. These beetles reach well over a centimeter in length and are brightly colored, usually shades of iridescent green with large spots. Their coloration is thought to be mimetic, possibly in mimicry of jewel bugs.

Paradorella is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa.

Pseudokamosia is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species is Pseudokamosia meridionalis. It is native to Africa.

Pseudokerremansia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa.

Sambomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Americas from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.

Strandietta is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Afrotropic ecozone.

Strigulioides is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species, Strigulioides gabonica, was transferred to its own genus from Discoderes in 1986.

Oaxacanthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Senegalisia is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It was erected in 1987 for a species separated from the genus Anthaxia and renamed Senegalisia semireticulata. It is native to Senegal.

Trichinorhipis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species, Trichinorhipis knulli, is endemic to California in the United States, where it has been collected from Riverside and Imperial Counties.

Zulubuprestis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species is Zulubuprestis reliquia. It is known only from South Africa.

Nipponobuprestis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. This genus was established by Jan Obenberger in 1942, but the type species was not identified until Toyama did so in 1986. This genus contains the following species:

Eolampra gorgia is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Eolampra.

References

  1. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2005). The Philippine Coraebini Bedel, 1921 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilini) Part 6: new and resurrected genera and new species. Zootaxa 1038 23-40.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Sibuyanella". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.


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