Synechocera

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: Agrilinae
Tribus: Coraebini
Subtribus: Synechocerina
Genus: Synechocera
Species: S. albohirta – S. bicolor – S. brooksi – S. burnsi – S. cyaneipennis – S. deplana – S. elongata – S. parvipennis – S. queenslandica – S. setosa
Name

Synechocera Deyrolle, 1865
Type species: Buprestis deplana Fabricius, 1801 — fixed by original designation (=Synechocera deplana)

References

Bellamy, C.L. 1987: A revision of the genus Synechocera Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Invertebrate taxonomy, 1(1): 17–34. DOI: 10.1071/IT9870017 Reference page.

Synechocera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia.[1]

These beetles are elongated and flattened in shape, measuring under one centimeter in length. Their flattened shape makes them distinct from related genera and might be an adaptation for living between densely arranged leaves on plants. They are usually black in color, but some species are coppery brown or occasionally blue.[1]

The larvae of S. tasmanica have been observed tunneling into the stems of sedges (genus Gahnia). They then "pack their bright yellow frass into the central hollow portion" of the stems and pupate there.[1]

Species include:[2]

Synechocera albohirta (Carter, 1921)
Synechocera bicolor (Bellamy, 1987)
Synechocera brooksi (Bellamy, 1987)
Synechocera burnsi (Bellamy, 1987)
Synechocera cynaeipennis (Carter, 1924)
Synechocera deplana (Fabricius, 1801)
Synechocera elongata (Thomson, 1879)
Synechocera parvipennis (Bellamy, 1987)
Synechocera queenslandica (Bellamy, 1987)
Synechocera setosa (Carter, 1924)

References

Bellamy, C. L. (1987). A revision of the genus Synechocera Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Invertebr Taxon 1 17-34.
Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Synechocera". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.