Theryaxia is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species is Theryaxia suttoni. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales and Queensland.[1]
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| Genus: | Theryaxia Carter, 1928
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| Species: | T. suttoni
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The larvae of this species are found on white cypress-pine (Callitris columellaris syn. Callitris glaucophylla).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hawkeswood, T. J. (2007). Review of the biology of the genus Theryaxia Carter, 1928 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 9: 14.
External links
edit- Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Theryaxia". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
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