Torresita

Torresita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Torresita; Gemminger & Harold, 1869

Last updated August 15, 2025

Torresita is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The two species in the genus are native to Australia.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

Torresita cuprifera (Kirby, 1818)
Torresita parallela Kerremans, 1898

References

↑ Hawkeswood, T. J. (2007). Review of the biology of the genus Torresita Gemminger & Harold, 1869 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Calodema Supplementary Paper No. 21 1-2.
↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Torresita". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

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[1] Hawkeswood, T. J. (2007). Review of the biology of the genus Torresita Gemminger & Harold, 1869 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Calodema Supplementary Paper No. 21 1-2.

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

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