Paracephala

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Polyphaga Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Superfamily Buprestoidea
Similar Polyonychus, Diphucrania, Aphanisticus, Agrilinae, Meliboeus

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.

Species include:

Paracephala aenea Blackburn, 1891

Paracephala borea Bellamy, 1988

Paracephala deserta Bellamy, 1988

Paracephala hesperia Bellamy, 1988

Paracephala murina Thomson, 1878

Paracephala occidentalis (Macleay, 1888)

Paracephala pistacina (Hope, 1846)

References

Paracephala Wikipedia

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