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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Pachyschelus Jewel Beetles
Pachyschelus (Genus)
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Elateriform Beetles (Infraorder Elateriformia)
-Superfamily Buprestoidea
-Jewel Beetles Family (Buprestidae)
-Subfamily Agrilinae
-Tribe Tracheini
-Genus Pachyschelus
Pachyschelus is a genus of jewel beetles in the family Buprestidae, known for their small size and often metallic or iridescent coloration. These beetles are primarily associated with plants in the legume family (Fabaceae), where their larvae develop as leaf miners or wood borers.

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