Biology:Zulubuprestis
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Genus: | Zulubuprestis Bellamy, 1991
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Species: | Z. reliquia
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Zulubuprestis reliquia Bellamy, 1991
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Zulubuprestis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species is Zulubuprestis reliquia. It is known only from South Africa .[1]
This beetle was described from a specimen collected in 1937 in the N'Kandhla Forest of South Africa, in a region then known as Zululand. It is elongated and flattened in shape, with large eyes. The type specimen was a female measuring 1.6 centimeters long. It is iridescent blue-green in color, darker on the top surface and lighter beneath. The abdomen is brown with a blue-green sheen.[1]
This beetle is similar to those of the genus Neobuprestis.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bellamy, C. L. (1991). A new buprestine genus and species from Zululand (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Journal of African Zoology 105(1) 77-80.
- ↑ Levey, B. and C. L. Bellamy. (2013). A taxonomic revision of Neobuprestis Kerremans (Coleoptera : Buprestidae) with the description of a new genus and two new species. Zootaxa 3681(3) 225-40.
External links
- Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Zulubuprestis". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Zulubuprestis.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q8075206 entry
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