Paracephala

Paracephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: 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]

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. (2010). "Genus Paracephala". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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