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Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
472
3929
8125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
469
3924
8120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
438
3823
7916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3145
6528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1183
2339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1032
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
108
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
20
40
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
20
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
20 Genera with 40 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1775Jewel Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 20076SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
40 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornata Fabricius, 1775
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Actenodes auronotatus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) quercata Fabricius, 1801
Aphanisticus cochinchinae Obenberger, 1924Fendlerbush
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Buprestis (Stereosa) apricans Herbst, 1801Turpentine borer
Buprestis (Stereosa) decora (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Buprestis salisburyensis Herbst, 1801
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857Southern Sculpted Pine Borer Beetle
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris adelpha Harold, 1869
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris chrysoela Illiger, 1800Orange chrysobothris
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris shawnee Wellso & Manley, 2007
Dicerca (Dicerca) lurida Fabricius, 1775
Dicerca (Dicerca) obscura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dicerca berolinensis Herbst, 1779
Dicerca (Dicerca) spreta Gory, 1841
Diphucrania chalcophora Barker, 2001
Leiopleura carbonata LeConte, 1860
Mastogenius subcyaneus LeConte, 1860
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Polycesta (Tularensia) elata LeConte, 1858Kalia
Ptosima gibbicollis Say, 1823Redbud Borer
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMastogeninae
LeConte & Horn, 1883
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Buprestidae (Leach 1815)
Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


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