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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