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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Chrysobothris basalis
Chrysobothris basalis

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-Elateriform Beetles (Infraorder Elateriformia)

-Superfamily Buprestoidea

-Jewel Beetles Family (Buprestidae)

-Subfamily Buprestinae

-Tribe Chrysobothrini

-Genus Chrysobothris

-Complex Chrysobothris basilis


Chrysobothris basalis is a species of jewel beetle in the genus Chrysobothris, which is part of the family Buprestidae. This species is part of the diverse and colorful group of metallic wood-boring beetles commonly known as jewel beetles. Like other members of its family, Chrysobothris basalis is known for its shiny appearance and its role in the wood-boring life cycle.

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