Paracephala

Paracephala is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia. They are black to purplish in color and are associated with grasses.[1]

Paracephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Paracephala

Saunders, 1868

Species include:[2]

  • Paracephala aenea Blackburn, 1891
  • Paracephala borea Bellamy, 1988
  • Paracephala deserta Bellamy, 1988
  • Paracephala hesperia Bellamy, 1988
  • Paracephala murina Thomson, 1878
  • Paracephala occidentalis (Macleay, 1888)
  • Paracephala pistacina (Hope, 1846)

References
  1. Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). review of the biology of the Australian genus Paracephala Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 8 1-2.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Paracephala". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.


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