Ocypetes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Polycestinae
Tribus: Tyndarini
Subtribus: Tylaucheniina

Genus: Ocypetes

Species: O. crassicollis – O. descarpentriesi – O. golbachi – O. irroratus
Name

Ocypetes Saunders, 1871
Type species: Ptosima irrorata Gory, 1840 (fixed by subsequent designation: Bellamy 1997.

Synonyms

Tylauchenia Burmeister, 1872
Type species: Buprestis crassicollis Laporte & Gory, 1837 — fixed by monotypy.

References
Links

Genus Ocypetes. coleopsoc.org

Ocypetes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:[1][2]

Ocypetes crassicollis (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
Ocypetes descarpentriesi (Cobos, 1973)
Ocypetes golbachi (Cobos, 1973)
Ocypetes irroratus (Gory, 1840)

Appearance

Medium-sized, usually matte, dark. The secondary covering wings are pulled out to a "tail" behind.
Habits

The adult beetles like to visit flowers similar to most other species of beetles.
Prevalence

The genus lives in southern South America (specifically Argentina).
References

Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Ocypetes". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
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