Biology:Ocypetes

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Ocypetes
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Ocypetes

Saunders, 1871

Ocypetes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:[1][2]

  • Ocypetes crassicollis (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
  • Ocypetes descarpentriesi (Cobos, 1973)
  • Ocypetes golbachi (Cobos, 1973)
  • Ocypetes irroratus (Gory, 1840)

Appearance

Medium-sized, usually matte, dark. The secondary covering wings are pulled out to a "tail" behind.

Habits

The adult beetles like to visit flowers similar to most other species of beetles.

Prevalence

The genus lives in southern South America (specifically Argentina ).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7077173 entry