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Promeliboeus
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 aster family. These beetles are a few millimeters long except P. colossus, which can be over a centimeter in length.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Promeliboeus strandi
speciesPromeliboeus strandi
Promeliboeus braunsi
speciesPromeliboeus braunsi
Promeliboeus colossus
speciesPromeliboeus colossus
Promeliboeus namaquensis
speciesPromeliboeus namaquensis
Promeliboeus parallelicollis
speciesPromeliboeus parallelicollis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 640664.