Thrincopyge

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

LeConte, 1858

Thrincopyge is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: [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.

Thrincopyge alacris is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Thrincopyge ambiens is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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John Lawrence LeConte American entomologist

John Lawrence LeConte was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, including some 5,000 species of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American beetles during his lifetime, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study."

Boridae family of insects

The Boridae are a small family of beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name conifer bark beetles.

Zopherinae subfamily of insects

Zopherinae is a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as ironclad beetles. Together with the subfamily Usechinae, they have been treated historically as a family, but have recently been joined by several additional taxa, making the Zopheridae a much larger composite family, and the Zopherinae are now only a small component within it, consisting of seven genera in the tribe Zopherini and one genus, Phellopsis in its own tribe (Phellopsini).

Cactus longhorn beetle Genus of beetles

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<i>Caenocara</i> genus of beetles

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Centrodera is the genus of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family. Beetles of this genus are distributed in North America, most of them are found only in United States.

Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:

<i>Dicerca</i> Genus of beetles

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

<i>Scaphinotus</i> Genus of beetles

Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.

<i>Phymatodes</i> Genus of beetles

Phymatodes is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

<i>Neoclytus</i> Genus of beetles


Neoclytus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

Hyboderini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera and species:

Trachyderini Tribe of beetles

Trachyderini is a tribe of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 140 genera and 650 described species in Trachyderini.

<i>Berosus</i> (beetle) Genus of beetles

Berosus is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. The genus contains 273 species. It is distributed worldwide.

<i>Lytta</i> genus of insects

Lytta is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 70 described species in Lytta.

Magdalis is a genus of wedge-shaped bark weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 20 described species in Magdalis.

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<i>Nemognatha</i> genus of insects

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References

  1. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Thrincopyge". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 23 Jun 2011.


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