''Ocypetes'' is a genus of
beetles in the family
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Ocypetes crassicollis''
(Laporte & Gory, 1837)
* ''
Ocypetes descarpentriesi''
(Cobos, 1973)
* ''
Ocypetes golbachi''
(Cobos, 1973)
* ''
Ocypetes irroratus''
(Gory, 1840)
Appearance
Medium-sized, usually matte, dark. The secondary covering wings are pulled out to a "tail" behind.
Habits
The adult beetles like to visit
flowers similar to most other species of beetles.
Prevalence
The genus lives in southern
South America (specifically
Argentina).
References
Buprestidae genera
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