Paracephala Explained

Paracephala is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia. They are black to purplish in color and are associated with grasses.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

• Paracephala aenea Blackburn, 1891
• Paracephala borea Bellamy, 1988
• Paracephala deserta Bellamy, 1988
• Paracephala hesperia Bellamy, 1988
• Paracephala murina Thomson, 1878
• Paracephala occidentalis (Macleay, 1888)
• Paracephala pistacina (Hope, 1846)

Notes and References

1. Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). review of the biology of the Australian genus Paracephala Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 8 1-2.
2. Web site: Genus Paracephala . Bellamy, C. L. . 2013 . A Checklist of World Buprestoidea . 7 Sep 2021.