Taphroceroides Explained

Taphroceroides is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The genus was erected in 2008 for T. mimeticus, a new species from Costa Rica. Two other species have since been described from French Guiana.

Species:

• Taphroceroides curlettii Brûlé, 2012^[1]
• Taphroceroides guyanensis Brûlé, 2012^[1]
• Taphroceroides mimeticus Hespenheide, 2008^[2]

External links

• Taphroceroides Specimens. Muséum Naturale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
• Web site: Genus Taphroceroides . Bellamy, C. L. . 2013 . A Checklist of World Buprestoidea . 7 Sep 2021.

Notes and References

1. Brûlé, S. (2012). Deux nouvelles espèces de Taphroceroides de Guyane (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). ACOREP-France, Coléoptères de Guyane 6 66-70.
2. Hespenheide, H. A. (2007). A new genus and species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Costa Rica. Folia Heyrovskyana 15(1) 1-6.