Buprestidae

/bjuːˈprɛstɪˌdiː/ noun

The scientific family name for metallic wood-boring beetles, one of the largest families of beetles with thousands of species worldwide.

New Latin family name derived from the genus Buprestis, following Linnaean taxonomic naming conventions where family names typically end in '-idae' to denote a biological family.

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