Melanophilini

picture info	Melanophilini Melanophilini is a tribe of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Melanophilini. Genera * ''Juniperella'' Knull, 1947 * ''Melanophila'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * ''Phaenops (beetle), Phaenops'' Dejean, 1833 * ''Xenomelanophila'' Sloop, 1937 References Further reading * * * * * Buprestidae {{buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Juniperella ''Juniperella mirabilis'' is a species of beetle 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Juniperella''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Melanophila ''Melanophila'' is a genus of buprestid beetles commonly known as fire beetles. They have extraordinary sensitivity to infrared radiation (heat), using a specialized sensor organ near their legs. Species The genus ''Melanophila'' consists of the following species: * ''Melanophila acuminata ''Melanophila acuminata'', known generally as the black fire beetle or fire bug, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, N ...'' (DeGeer, 1774) * '' Melanophila atra'' Gory, 1841 * '' Melanophila atropurpurea'' (Say, 1823) * '' Melanophila caudata'' (Laporte & Gory, 1837) * '' Melanophila consputa'' LeConte, 1857 * '' Melanophila cockerellae'' Wickham, 1912 * '' Melanophila coriacea'' Kerremans, 1894 * '' Melanophila cuspidata'' (Klug, 1829) * '' Melanophila gestroi'' Obenberger, 1923 * '' Melanophila handlirschi'' Wickham, 1912 * '' Melanophila heeri'' Wickham, 1914 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Phaenops (beetle) ''Phaenops'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: * ''Phaenops abies'' (Champlain & Knull, 1923) * ''Phaenops aeneola'' (Melsheimer, 1845) * ''Phaenops aerea'' Ganglbauer, 1886 * ''Phaenops californica'' (Van Dyke, 1918) * ''Phaenops carolina'' (Manee, 1913) * ''Phaenops caseyi'' (Obenberger, 1944) * ''Phaenops cyanea'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''Phaenops delagrangei'' (Abeille de Perrin, 1891) * ''Phaenops drummondi'' (Kirby, 1837) * ''Phaenops formaneki'' (Jakobson, 1913) * ''Phaenops fulvoguttata'' (Harris, 1830) * ''Phaenops gentilis'' (LeConte, 1863) * ''Phaenops guttulata'' (Gebler, 1830) * '' Phaenops horni'' (Obenberger, 1944) * ''Phaenops intrusa'' (Horn, 1882) * ''Phaenops knoteki'' Reitter, 1898 * '' Phaenops lecontei'' (Obenberger, 1928) * ''Phaenops marmottani'' (Fairmaire, 1868) * ''Phaenops obenbergeri'' (Knull, 1952) * ''Phaenops obtusa'' (Horn, 1882) * '' Phaenops peakischkulensis'' Alexeev, 1996 * ''Phaenops piniedulis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Xenomelanophila ''Xenomelanophila miranda'' is a species 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Xenomelanophila''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]