Genus Paragrilus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Paragrilus rugatulus Thomson - Paragrilus rugatulus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)

Superfamily Buprestoidea

Family Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)

Subfamily Agrilinae

Tribe Agrilini

Genus Paragrilus

Explanation of Names

Paragrilus Saunders 1871

Numbers

2 spp. in our area(1), >60 spp. total(2)

Range

mostly Neotropical; in our area, e. US (NY-FL-TX)(1)

Remarks

member of the neotropical subtribe Rhaeboscelidina Cobos 1976 that contains ~70 spp. in 3 genera(3)

Works Cited

1.	Bellamy C.L. The Buprestidae of North America (north of Mexico)

2.	Bellamy C.L. () The world of jewel beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

3.	Bellamy C.L. (2013) The world of jewel beetles: A checklist of world Buprestoidea

Contributed by v belov on 24 February, 2010 - 10:29pm
Last updated 23 February, 2015 - 8:27am

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