Chrysesthes
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Chrysesthes is a genus of beetle
s in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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:
- Chrysesthes auronotata Saunders, 1874
- Chrysesthes gymnopleura (Perty, 1830)
- Chrysesthes lanieri (Chevrolat, 1838)
- Chrysesthes tripunctata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Chrysesthes viridimaculata Lucas, 1858