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Dicercina
Dicercina is a subtribe of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are at least 2 genera and 20 described species in Dicercina. Genera These two genera belong to the subtribe Dicercina. * ''Dicerca'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * ''Lampetis'' Dejean, 1833 References Further reading * * * * * * * * External links * Buprestidae {{buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
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. The larger and more spectacularly colored jewel beetles are highly prized by insect collectors. The elytra of some Buprestidae species have been traditionally used in beetlewing jewellery and decoration in certain countries in Asia, like India, Thailand and Japan. Description and ecology Shape is generally cylindrical or elongate to ovoid, with lengths ranging from , although most species are under . '' Catoxantha'', '' Chrysaspis'', ''Euchroma'' and ''Megaloxantha'' contain the largest species. A variety of bright colors are known, often in complicated patterns. The iridescence common to these beetles is not due to pigments in the exoskeleton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicerca
''Dicerca'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 .... It contains the following species: References Buprestidae genera Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampetis
''Lampetis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: * '' Lampetis abbreviata'' (Lucas, 1859) * '' Lampetis abdita'' (Kerremans, 1919) * '' Lampetis achardi'' (Obenberger, 1928) * '' Lampetis adonis'' (Obenberger, 1924) * '' Lampetis aemula'' (Kerremans, 1919) * '' Lampetis aequistriata'' (Obenberger, 1924) * '' Lampetis affinis'' Saunders, 1866 * '' Lampetis afra'' (Obenberger, 1924) * '' Lampetis albicincta'' (Reiche, 1850) * '' Lampetis albidopilosa'' (Nonfried, 1894) * '' Lampetis albomarginata'' (Herbst, 1801) * '' Lampetis albosparsa'' (Fairmaire, 1869) * '' Lampetis alluaudi'' (Kerremans, 1893) * '' Lampetis alutacea'' (Obenberger, 1924) * '' Lampetis alvarengai'' (Cobos, 1972) * '' Lampetis amaurotica'' (Klug, 1855) * ''Lampetis angolensis'' (Kerremans, 1910) * ''Lampetis apiata'' (Kerremans, 1897) * ''Lampetis arabica'' (Gahan, 1895) * ''Lampetis argentata ''Lampetis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
