Promeliboeus

Promeliboeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Promeliboeus; Obenberger, 1924

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.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

Promeliboeus braunsi Obenberger, 1945
Promeliboeus colossus Bellamy, 1989
Promeliboeus namaquensis Bellamy, 1989
Promeliboeus parallelicollis Obenberger, 1931
Promeliboeus strandi Obenberger, 1924

^ Bellamy, C. L. (1988). A review of the genus Promeliboeus Obenberger with comments on its relationships (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Elytron 2 113-19.
^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Promeliboeus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

[1] Bellamy, C. L. (1988). A review of the genus Promeliboeus Obenberger with comments on its relationships (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Elytron 2 113-19.

[2] Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Promeliboeus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

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