''Micropistus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the family
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family (biology), family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy Iridescence, iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the lar ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Micropistus dilatatus''
Kurosawa, 1982
* ''
Micropistus hirashimai''
Kurosawa, 1990
* ''
Micropistus ingeiceps''
(Saunders, 1872)
* ''
Micropistus microcephalus
''Micropistus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family (biology), family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy Iridescence, iridescent colors. Larvae of thi ...
''
Thery, 1923
References
Buprestidae genera
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