Sinokele

Sinokele is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species is Sinokele mirabilis.[1]

Sinokele mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Sinokele

Bily, 1989
Species:
S. mirabilis
Binomial name
Sinokele mirabilis
Bily, 1989

This beetle is native to southern China, where it lives on pine trees.[2]

References
  1. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Sinokele". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 20 Jun 2011.
  2. Bílý, S. (1989). Sinokele mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. from South China (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 86(3) 234-37.


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