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| Genus: | Ocypetes Saunders, 1871 |
Ocypetes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: [1] [2]
Medium-sized, usually matte, dark. The secondary covering wings are pulled out to a "tail" behind.
The adult beetles like to visit flowers similar to most other species of beetles.
The genus lives in southern South America (specifically Argentina).
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