Phaenops (beetle)
| Phaenops | |
|---|---|
| Phaenops knoteki, Greece | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Buprestinae |
| Tribe: | Melanophilini |
| Genus: | Phaenops Dejean, 1833 |
Phaenops is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles, or jewel beetles, in the family Buprestidae, family Buprestinae, tribe Melanophilini. There are more than 20 described species in Phaenops, found in North America and the Palearctic.