Pyrochroa Geoffory, 1762
(cardinal beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle
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 		Species 2 images
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
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 		Species 17 images 1 ident. refs
Pyrochroa (unidentified)
Unidentified Cardinal Beetles
Larva (Click to open)
 		Unidentified 7 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPyrochroa (cardinal beetles)
FamilyPYROCHROIDAE (cardinal beetles)
SuperfamilyTENEBRIONOIDEA (narrow timber beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Pyrochroa (cardinal beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pyrochroa (cardinal beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pyrochroa (cardinal beetles)
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