Taphrocerus

Taphrocerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Taphrocerus
Solier, 1833
Species

about 174

Taphrocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. As of 2014 there are 174 described species. All are native to the New World except a single species described from South Africa.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. Marek, J. (2014). Studies on the genus Taphrocerus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) - Part I. Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská: Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 10(1) 127-33.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Taphrocerus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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