Planidia (beetle)

This article is about the beetle genus and is not to be confused with the plural of planidium.

Planidia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to southern and eastern Africa.^[1]

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

Species include:^[2]

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