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Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
5124
14291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
5119
14288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
5039
14129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
4317
12586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
1150
3455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1017
2660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
120
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
21
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
21
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
21 Genera with 80 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196317SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843Jewel Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 186118SpeciesTaxom
Chrysophana LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 183711SpeciesTaxom
Gyascutus LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 18052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
80 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) angelica Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) immaculata Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) solitaria Kerremans, 1897
Agrilaxia decipiens Burmeister, 1872Narrowback mud crab
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) burkei Fisher, 1917
Agrilus (Agrilus) cephalicus LeConte, 1860Dogwood Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) crataegi Frost, 1912Hawthorn Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) felix Horn, 1891
Agrilus granulatus liragus Barter & Brown, 1949
Agrilus granulatus populi Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) malvastri Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) pensus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus liragus Barter & Brown, 1950Bronze poplar borer
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854Buprestid beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909
Buprestis (Cypriacis) sulcicollis LeConte, 1860
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823Green metalic wood borer
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Castiarina cupida Kerremans, 1898
Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857Sculptured pine borer
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris breviloba Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris carinipennis LeConte, 1878
Chrysobothris cribraria Mannerheim, 1837Sifting Metallic Wood-Borer
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris harrisii Hentz, 1827Sand shrimp
Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886Pacific flat-headed borer
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris rotundicollis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839Rattlebox
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysobothris verdigripennis Frost, 1910
Chrysobothris vulcanica LeConte, 1861
Chrysophana placida LeConte, 1854Flat-headed cone borer
Dicerca callosa callosa Casey, 1909
Dicerca callosa frosti Nelson, 1963
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) hesperoborealis Hatch and Beer, 1938
Dicerca hornii hornii Crotch, 1873
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) crassicollis LeConte, 1857
Dicerca (Neoargante) lugubris LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Neoargante) tenebrosa Kirby, 1837Dark Jewel Beetle
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) planicosta LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Pachyschelus purpureus purpureus Say, 1833
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata Harris, 1830Hemlock borer
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Poecilonota ferrea Melsheimer, 1845
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Sphenoptera oeneis Obenberger, 1952
Taphrocerus chevrolati Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Temognatha carpentariae Blackburn, 1892
Temognatha suturalis Donovan, 1805

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
8
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Buprestidae (Leach 1815)
Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


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