Obenbergerula

Obenbergerula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Obenbergerula
Strand, 1932

Obenbergerula is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Philippines. These beetles reach well over a centimeter in length and are brightly colored, usually shades of iridescent green with large spots. Their coloration is thought to be mimetic, possibly in mimicry of jewel bugs.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. Bellamy, C. L. (1991). A revision of the Philippine Coroebine genus Obenbergerula Strand (Coleoptera : Buprestidae : Agrilinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 5(3) 541-51.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Obenbergerula". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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