Neotrachys

Neotrachys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Neotrachys
Obenberger, 1923

Neotrachys is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. These are Neotropical beetles, and many are known to use ferns as their host plants.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. Hespenheide, H. A. (1982). A revision of Central American species of Neotrachys (Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 36(2) 328-49.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Neotrachys". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.

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