Paragrilus

Paragrilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Tribe: Agrilini
Genus: Paragrilus
Saunders, 1871

Paragrilus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.

These beetles are native to the Americas. They are dark in color and not very shiny in texture. At least one group of species in this genus is commonly found on plants of the genus Sida.

Species include:

References

  1. ↑ Hespenheide, H. A. (2002). A review of North and Central American Paragrilus Saunders, 1871 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Zootaxa 43 1-28.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Paragrilus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.