Taphrocerus

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

Solier, 1833
Species

about 174

Taphrocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. As of 2014 there are 174 described species. All are native to the New World except a single species described from South Africa. [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.

New World Collectively, the Americas and Oceania

The New World is one of the names used for the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas, and Oceania.

Species include: [2]

Taphrocerus agriloides is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Taphrocerus albodistinctus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Taphrocerus chevrolati is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

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<i>Conognatha</i> genus of insects

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<i>Lampetis</i> genus of insects

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<i>Acmaeodera</i> genus of insects

Acmaeodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, a group of metallic wood-boring beetles favored by insect collectors. Whereas most beetles including most buprestids fly with their elytra held out and vibrating their hindwings to give lift and thrust, the Acmaedodera, however, fly with their hind wings only — the elytra are fused down the center and form a shield over the insect's abdomen, even during flight. This fact, combined with the banding across the abdomen which is common in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics.

References

  1. ↑ Marek, J. (2014). Studies on the genus Taphrocerus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) - Part I. Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská: Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 10(1) 127-33.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Taphrocerus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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