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. Two other species have since been described from French Guiana.

Taphroceroides
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Taphroceroides

Hespenheide, 2008
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References

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  1. ^ a b Brûlé, S. (2012). Deux nouvelles espèces de Taphroceroides de Guyane (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). ACOREP-France, Coléoptères de Guyane 6 66-70.
  2. ^ Hespenheide, H. A. (2007). A new genus and species of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Costa Rica. Folia Heyrovskyana 15(1) 1-6.
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  • Taphroceroides Specimens. Muséum Naturale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Taphroceroides". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.