Promeliboeus

Promeliboeus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa. Some species have been observed feeding on the flowers of plants in the aster family. These beetles are a few millimeters long except P. colossus, which can be over a centimeter in length.[1]

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

Obenberger, 1924

Species include:[2]

  • Promeliboeus braunsi Obenberger, 1945
  • Promeliboeus colossus Bellamy, 1989
  • Promeliboeus namaquensis Bellamy, 1989
  • Promeliboeus parallelicollis Obenberger, 1931
  • Promeliboeus strandi Obenberger, 1924

References
  1. Bellamy, C. L. (1988). A review of the genus Promeliboeus Obenberger with comments on its relationships (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Elytron 2 113-19.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Promeliboeus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.


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