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Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
786
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
786
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
753
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
702
923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
34
273
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
30
224
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
3
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
9
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cooktown
9 Genera with 17 Species
Calodema Gory & Laporte, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Cyphogastra Deyrolle, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Metataenia Théry, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymorpha Parry, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neospades Blackburn, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calodema regalis Gory & Laporte, 1838Regal jewel beetle
Castiarina campestris Blackburn, 1897
Castiarina erubescens Blackburn, 1901
Castiarina pallas Blackburn, 1901
Castiarina strigata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina viridiventris MacLeay, 1863
Cyphogastra farinosa venerea Thompson, 1887
Diphucrania fulgidicollis MacLeay, 1888
Diphucrania pulchella Carter, 1923
Diphucrania regalis Thomson, 1879
Diphucrania stellata Barker, 2001Spider cave crayfish
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Metataenia aurofoveata Saunders, 1869
Metaxymorpha gloriosa Blackburn, 1894
Neospades viridis Kerremans, 1898
Temognatha carpentariae Blackburn, 1892
Temognatha macfarlani Waterhouse, 1881

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Cooktown
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Buprestidae (Leach 1815)
Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


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