Taphroceroides is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The genus was erected in 2008 for T. mimeticus, a new species from Costa Rica. Four other species have since been described from French Guiana and the Neotropics.
Species: Taphroceroides brasiliensis Migliore, Biffi & Curletti, 2020 Taphroceroides brunneus Migliore, Biffi & Curletti, 2020 Taphroceroides curlettii Brûlé, 2012Brûlé, S. (2012). Deux nouvelles espèces de Taphroceroides de Guyane (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). ACOREP-France, Coléoptères de Guyane 6 66-70. Taphroceroides guyanensis Brûlé, 2012 Taphroceroides mimeticus Hespenheide, 2008Hespenheide, H. A. (2007). A new genus and species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Costa Rica. Folia Heyrovskyana 15(1) 1-6.
References
External links Taphroceroides Specimens. Muséum Naturale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.