Planidia (beetle)

Planidia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Planidia
Kerremans, 1899

Planidia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to southern and eastern Africa.

Species include:

  • Planidia elongulata Obenberger, 1922
  • Planidia freudei Jelinek, 1971
  • Planidia hauseri Obenberger, 1931
  • Planidia vansoni Obenberger, 1936
  • Planidia velutina Kerremans, 1899