''Promeliboeus'' 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 ...
, the jewel beetles. They are native to
Africa. Some species have been observed feeding on the flowers of plants in the
aster family. These beetles are a few millimeters long except ''P. colossus'', which can be over a centimeter in length.
Species include:
* ''
Promeliboeus braunsi
''Promeliboeus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa. Some species have been observed feeding on the flowers of plants in the asteraceae, aster family. These beetles are a few millimeters ...
''
Obenberger, 1945
* ''
Promeliboeus colossus''
Bellamy, 1989
* ''
Promeliboeus namaquensis''
Bellamy, 1989
* ''
Promeliboeus parallelicollis''
Obenberger, 1931
* ''
Promeliboeus strandi''
Obenberger, 1924
References
Buprestidae genera
Beetles of Africa
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