Paragrilus

Paragrilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Paragrilus
Saunders, 1871

Paragrilus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.

These beetles are native to the Americas. They are dark in color and not very shiny in texture. At least one group of species in this genus are commonly found on plants of the genus Sida.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. Hespenheide, H. A. (2002). A review of North and Central American Paragrilus Saunders, 1871 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Zootaxa 43 1-28.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Paragrilus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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