Stigmodera
| Stigmodera | |
|---|---|
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| Stigmodera cancellata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Stigmodera Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Stigmodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It is a large genus that some authors divide into three separate genera. Others keep them together, making Stigmodera a genus of some 550 species. Most are native to Australia and a few occur in New Guinea.[1]
Species include:[2]
- Stigmodera cancellata (Donovan, 1805)
- Stigmodera gratiosa Chevrolat, 1843
- Stigmodera hyperboreus (Heer, 1870)
- Stigmodera jacquinotii (Boisduval, 1835)
- Stigmodera macularia (Donovan, 1805)
- Stigmodera porosa Carter, 1916
- Stigmodera roei Saunders, 1868
- Stigmodera sanguinosa Hope, 1846
References
- ↑ Hołyński, R. B. (2008). A new species of New Guinean Stigmodera Esch. and remarks on Pseudhyperantha Snd. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Opole Scientific Society Nature Journal 41 43-48.
- ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Stigmodera". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 20 Jun 2011.
External links
- Gigli, M. Australia: Land of Stigmodera
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