Acmaeodera

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Acmaeodera
File:Acmaeodera viridaenea, wyfie, a, Zoutpan.jpg
female A. viridaenea on Grewia flava flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Tribe: Acmaeoderini
Genus: Acmaeodera
Eschscholtz, 1829
File:Acmaeodera brooksi Waterhouse, 1904 (3012470617).jpg
Acmaeodera brooksi
File:Acmaeodera excellens Klug, 1855 (3182859902) (2).jpg
Acmaeodera excellens
File:Acmaeodera louwi Holm, 1985 (3384554909).jpg
Acmaeodera louwi
File:Acmaeodera signata gaerdesi Descarpentries, 1971 (3628841465).jpg
Acmaeodera signata gaerdesi
File:Acmaeodera viridaenea (Degeer, 1778) (4141442762).jpg
Acmaeodera viridaenea

Acmaeodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, a group of metallic wood-boring beetles favored by insect collectors. Whereas most beetles including most buprestids fly with their elytra held out and vibrating their hindwings to give lift and thrust, Acmaedodera, however, fly with their hind wings only — the elytra are fused down the center and form a shield over the insect's abdomen, even during flight. This fact, combined with the banding across the abdomen which is common (though not universal) in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics.[1]

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  2. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2010) A Checklist of World Buprestoidea.

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