Trachykele

Trachykele
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Trachykele; Marseul, 1865

Last updated September 16, 2019

Trachykele is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:^[1]

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 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.

Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865
Trachykele fattigi Knull, 1954
Trachykele hartmani Burke, 1920
Trachykele lecontei (Gory, 1841)
Trachykele nimbosa Fall, 1906
Trachykele opulenta Fall, 1906

Trachykele blondeli is a species in the family Buprestidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Common names include "western cedar borer", "powder worm beetle", and "western red cedar borer". The distribution range of Trachykele blondeli includes Central America and North America.

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

Trachykele nimbosa, the nimbose buprestid, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

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References

↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Trachykele". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 20 Jun 2011.

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[1] Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Trachykele". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 20 Jun 2011.