''Prasinalia'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are 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 describ ...
s 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 ...
, containing the following species:
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* '']Prasinalia cuneata
''Prasinalia cuneata'' is a species of metallic wood-boring 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 ...
'' (Horn, 1868)
* ''Prasinalia imperialis
''Prasinalia imperialis'', the algodones white wax jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is endemic to the Algodones Dunes
The Algodones Dunes is a large sand dune field, or erg, located in th ...
'' (Barr, 1969)
References
Buprestidae genera
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