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Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
6559
17970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
2175
5885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
84
1928
5208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
150
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
49
199
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
49
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
49 Genera with 199 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 199927SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Agrilomorpha Théry, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196317SpeciesTaxom
Alissoderus Deyrolle, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Anilara Saunders, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 190917SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Aristosoma Saunders, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Armenosoma Waterhouse, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Bulis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 0Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chalcoplia Saunders, 07SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Discoderes Chevrolat, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ectinogonia Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Genestia Théry, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Julodella Semenov, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 183518SpeciesTaxom
Kamosia Kerremans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18278SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Monosacra Thomson, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Nastella Kerremans, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 17907SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nothomorpha Saunders, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 18868SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrixia Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phlocteis Kerremans, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Promeliboeus Obenberger, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoperotis Obenberger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophlocteis Bellamy, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1926metallic wood-boring beetle19SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Strandissa Obenberger, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Thomassetia Théry, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
199 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) degener Scopoli, 1763
Acmaeodera alcmeone Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera bifasciata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera bistriguttata Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera coeruleonigra Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeodera congener Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera conspersa Thunberg, 1827
Acmaeodera decemguttata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera deplanata Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera ellyae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera excellens Klug, 1855
Acmaeodera gentilis Péringuey, 1888
Acmaeodera glabra Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera gracilis Wiedemann, 1821
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera hessei Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera karooana Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera kochi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera longicrinis Obenberger, 1924
Acmaeodera lugubrina Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera puberula Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera signata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera trifasciata Thunberg, 1789
Acmaeodera viridaenea DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera wittmeri Holm, 1999
Agrilaxia tristis Cobos, 1972
Agrilus (Anambus) angustulus Illiger, 1803Oak borer
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus braunsi Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus chalcoventris Gory, 1841
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus ctenocerus Gory, 1841
Agrilus cuspidatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus decoratus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus discolor Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus imbricatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus krantzi Kerremans, 1911
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822Citrus bark borer
Agrilus sellatus Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus sexguttatus Brahm, 1791
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Alissoderus albiventris Gory & Laporte, 1839
Alissoderus cuprascens Gory & Laporte, 1839
Alissoderus leucogaster Wiedemann, 1821
Alissoderus superciliosus Wiedemann, 1821
Alissoderus tessellatus Bellamy, 2000
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fulgurans Schran, 1789
Anthaxia boera Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia hilaris Gory, 1841
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia lightfooti Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia marginata Thunberg, 1787
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Anthaxia sculptipennis Obenberger, 1924
Anthaxia sexualis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia splendida Chevrolat, 1838
Anthaxia sulcicollis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia thunbergi Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia truncata Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia vittipennis Kerremans, 1909Olive snapping shrimp
Aphanisticus capensis Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus gebhardti Obenberger, 1924
Aphanisticus laetus Théry, 1930
Aphanisticus munroi Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus pullus Fåhraeus, 1851
Aphanisticus turneri Théry, 1930
Aristosoma suturale Thunberg, 1789
Armenosoma antiquum Théry, 1926
Armenosoma atrum Waterhouse, 1887
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Bulis bivittata Fabricius, 1801
Buprestis biseta
Buprestis picta Waterhouse, 1882
Buprestis pustulata
Castiarina rediviva Barker, 1990
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
Chalcoplia auripilis Obenberger, 1922
Chalcoplia nigritula Kerremans, 1909
Chalcoplia patricia Kerremans, 1892
Chalcoplia plicata Wiedemann, 1823
Chalcoplia subcostata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Chalcoplia thoracica Kerremans, 1903
Chalcoplia tricarinata
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris algoensis Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris coelicolor Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Chrysodema (Pseudochrysodema) badenii Saunders, 1874
Diphucrania oblonga Kerremans, 1903
Ectinogonia buquetii Spinola, 1837
Julodella cicatricosa Germar, 1824
Julodis albomaculata Boheman, 1860
Julodis amoena Péringuey, 1898
Julodis anthobia Obenberger, 1924
Julodis brevicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Julodis caffer Laporte, 1835
Julodis chevrolatii Laporte, 1835
Julodis cirrosa Schönherr, 1817Brush Jewel Beetle
Julodis confusa Gussmann, 1995
Julodis egho Gory, 1840
Julodis fascicularis Linnaeus, 1758
Julodis gariepina Péringuey, 1885
Julodis hirsuta Herbst, 1786
Julodis humeralis Gory, 1840
Julodis recenta Gussmann, 1995
Julodis sulcicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Julodis vansoni Obenberger, 1936
Julodis viridipes Laporte, 1835
Kamosia tenebricosa Péringuey, 1908
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis bioculata Olivier, 1790
Lampetis cleta Gory, 1840
Lampetis foveicollis Gory, 1840
Lampetis gregaria Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis morbillosa Olivier, 1790
Lampetis oculicollis Laporte & Gory, 1836
Lampetis quadriareolata Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Lampetis viridimarginata Fåhraeus, 1851
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841
Meliboeus contubernalis Fåhraeus, 1851Shameface heart crab
Meliboeus cuprinus Gory & Laporte, 1839
Meliboeus gilli Obenberger, 1931
Meliboeus nodosus Thunberg, 1827
Meliboeus notatus Thunberg, 1789
Meliboeus setulosus Boheman, 1860
Meliboeus trisulcus Thunberg, 1827
Meliboeus virens Thunberg, 1827
Melobasis (Melobasis) igniceps Saunders, 1876
Monosacra lalandi Laporte & Gory, 1836
Monosacra oculata Thumberg, 1789
Nastella chalcodes Wiedemann, 1821
Nastella hessei Obenberger, 1931
Nastella virgo Obenberger, 1931
Neojulodis hirta Linnaeus, 1758
Neojulodis papillosa Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis picta Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis setosa Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis subcostata Laporte, 1835
Neojulodis tomentosa Olivier, 1790
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Neopolycesta inornata Péringuey, 1888
Nothomorpha major Kerremans, 1899
Nothomorpha minima Kerremans, 1899
Nothomorpha pauperata Thomson, 1878
Nothomorpha rugosa Thunberg, 1787
Nothomorpha verrucosa Gory & Laporte, 1839
Oedisterna adspersipennis Boheman, 1860
Oedisterna bisulcata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Oedisterna carinata Kerremans, 1911
Oedisterna cuprea Linnaeus, 1758
Oedisterna livida Péringuey, 1892
Oedisterna peringueyi Kerremans, 1911
Oedisterna subviolacea Péringuey, 1886
Paraphrixia purpurea Olivier, 1790
Phlocteis deruta Fåhraeus, 1851
Phlocteis exasperata Swartz, 1817
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta fossulata Péringuey, 1886
Polycesta peringueyi Kerremans, 1909
Promeliboeus strandi Obenberger, 1924
Pseudoperotis subrugosus Boheman, 1860
Pseudophlocteis vidua Fahraeus, 1851
Sphenoptera atomarioides Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera bodongi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera capicola Thomson, 1878
Sphenoptera capigena Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera cupreosplendens Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera cursor Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera impar Kerremans, 1913Gerken sea flea
Sphenoptera insipida Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera leighi Kerremans, 1911
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera meridionalis Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera mokrzeckii Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera peringueyi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera sinuosa Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera subviolacea Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera trepida Fåhraeus, 1851
Sphenoptera willowmorensis Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera zulucaffra Obenberger, 1926
Steraspis ambigua Fåhraeus, 1851
Strandissa limbata Péringuey, 1892
Thomassetia crassa Waterhouse, 1887
Trachys coracinus Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys evanescens Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys hessei Obenberger, 1937
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
14
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
15
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
12
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyJulodinae
LeConte, 1815
3
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
5
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


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