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Short description: Genus of beetles


Paracephala
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Paracephala

Saunders, 1868

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]

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. (2013). "Genus Paracephala". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Paracephala.htm. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7133833 entry