Torresita

Torresita is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The two species in the genus are native to Australia.[1]

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

Gemminger & Harold, 1869

Species include:[2]

  • Torresita cuprifera (Kirby, 1818)
  • Torresita parallela Kerremans, 1898

References
  1. Hawkeswood, T. J. (2007). Review of the biology of the genus Torresita Gemminger & Harold, 1869 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Calodema Supplementary Paper No. 21 1-2.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Torresita". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 20 Jun 2011.


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