Sinokele

Sinokele mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Sinokele; Bily, 1989
Species:	S. mirabilis
Binomial name
	Sinokele mirabilis; Bily, 1989

Last updated August 15, 2025

Sinokele is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species is Sinokele mirabilis.^[1]

This beetle is native to southern China, where it lives on pine trees.^[2]

References

↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Sinokele". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
↑ Bílý, S. (1989). Sinokele mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. from South China (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 86(3) 234-37.

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

[2] Bílý, S. (1989). Sinokele mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. from South China (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 86(3) 234-37.

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