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Chalcoplia is a genus of beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

s in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Chalcoplia auripilis Obenberger, 1922
Chalcoplia braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Chalcoplia damarana Kerremans, 1909
Chalcoplia gebhardti Obenberger, 1928
Chalcoplia jakovlevi Obenberger, 1928
Chalcoplia lateralis (Olivier, 1790)
Chalcoplia mackieae Théry, 1937
Chalcoplia metallica (Gory & Laporte, 1839)
Chalcoplia nigritula Kerremans, 1909
Chalcoplia plicata (Wiedemann, 1823)
Chalcoplia serripennis (Laporte & Gory, 1836)
Chalcoplia strandi Obenberger, 1936
Chalcoplia subcostata (Laporte & Gory, 1836)
Chalcoplia thoracica Kerremans, 1903
Chalcoplia transvalensis Obenberger, 1922
Chalcoplia wiedemanni Obenberger, 1922

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