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.[1]
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Genus: | Paracephala Saunders, 1868
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Species include:[2]
- 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
edit- ^ Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). review of the biology of the Australian genus Paracephala Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 8 1-2.
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Paracephala". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.