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Checklist for Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
3263
9002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
3021
8293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
247
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
42
256
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
42
256
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
42 Genera with 256 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 188211SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 201292SpeciesTaxom
Amorphosoma Laporte, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 015SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chrysesthes Dejean, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 200723SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Conognatha Eschscholtz, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eudiana Leraut, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Euplectalecia Obenberger, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Eupodalecia Obenberger, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 18898SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 07SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Mixochlorus Waterhouse, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neotrachys Obenberger, 192310SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Omochyseus Waterhouse, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 193916SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pilotrulleum Bellamy & We..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Squamodera Nelson, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphroceroides Hespenheide, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 194116SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
256 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) alicia Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tuta Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera loei Manley, 1987
Acmaeodera regularis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera setosa Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeoderoides cazieri Nelson, 1968
Actenodes admirabilis Obenberger, 1932
Actenodes calcaratus Chevrolat, 1835
Actenodes chalybaeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes humeralis Waterhouse, 1882
Actenodes intermedia Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Actenodes sallei Thomson, 1878
Actenodes simi Fisher, 1940
Actenodes solisi Barries, 2007
Actenodes undulatus Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilus (Agrilus) acaciae Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) angustulus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Agrilus derasofasciatus Lacordaire, 1835
Agrilus (Agrilus) blandus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) catalinae Knull, 1940
Agrilus (Agrilus) coxalis Waterhouse, 1889Goldspotted oak borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) derasofasciatus Lacordaire, 1835Metallic wood-boring beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) falli Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) impexus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) obolinus LeConte, 1860Motillo
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) pensus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) sinuatus Olivier, 1790Hawthorn Jewel Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) solieri Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) suvorovi Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus (Agrilus) ventralis Horn, 1891
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus alajuelensis Hespenheide, 2012
Agrilus angustus Chevrolat, 1935
Agrilus balloui Fisher, 1938
Agrilus barriesi Curletti, 2011
Agrilus bellicus Kerremans, 1903
Agrilus carilloensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus catherinae Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus centralis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus cibarius Fisher, 1944
Agrilus civacoatlei
Agrilus coeruleonigra Fisher, 1929
Agrilus colonicus Curletti, 2005
Agrilus coloradoensis Hespenheidei, 2012
Agrilus crapulellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus dauberi Curletti, 2010
Agrilus detractus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus dipterioides
Agrilus elengantulus
Agrilus elongatus (Herbst, 1780)⇒ Agrilus sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835
Agrilus exquisitus Hespenheidei, 2012
Agrilus faganae Curletti, 2005
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus furcillatus Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus glabratus Dours, 1868
Agrilus gracilitarsis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus griseoniger Hespenheide, 1990
Agrilus hilaris Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus inclinatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus ivetteae Curletti, 2010
Agrilus ixcuinae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus knabi Fisher, 1938
Agrilus knausi (Schaeffer, 1909)⇒ Agrilus obolinus LeConte, 1860
Agrilus laelius Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus lasiosurus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus maesi Curletti, 2011
Agrilus melanocerus Curletti, 2005
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus molestus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus nevermanni Fisher, 1929
Agrilus nodifrons Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus obscureguttatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus observans Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus obsoletevittatus
Agrilus ochraceomaculatus Fisher, 1929
Agrilus opitzi Hespenheidei, 2012
Agrilus palaestes (Obenberger, 1932)⇒ Paradomorphus palaestes Obenberger, 1932
Agrilus paynali Fisher, 1938
Agrilus percaroides Hespenheide, 2012
Agrilus peresoso Curletti, 2005
Agrilus plagiatus Ganglbauer, 1890
Agrilus prodigiosus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus pumilo Curletti, 2011
Agrilus raventazonus Fisher, 1929
Agrilus sanjosensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus sesostris Fisher, 1927
Agrilus setipes Chevrolat, 1838Spiral borer
Agrilus signatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus socialis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus spinicaudatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus spissus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus squaliformis Thomson, 1878
Agrilus squalus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus sublateralis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agrilus totochti Fisher, 1938
Agrilus trypantiformis Fisher, 1929
Agrilus turrialbaensis
Agrilus usingeri Fisher, 1938
Agrilus uvarovi Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus vandenberghei Westcott & H..., 2006
Agrilus viridicephalus Fisher, 1929
Agrilus xanthonotus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus zumbadoi Hespenheidei, 2012
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia callicera Gerstäcker, 1884
Aphanisticus pygmaeus Lucas, 1846
Aphanisticus siculus (Mulsant & Rey, 1863)⇒ Aphanisticus pygmaeus Lucas, 1846
Brachys alboundulatus Obenberger, 1937
Brachys anthrenoides Waterhouse, 1889
Brachys bellus Fisher, 1922
Brachys brevicostatus
Brachys costaricana Obenberger, 1937
Brachys costaricensis
Brachys fischeri
Brachys gregori Obenberger, 1937
Brachys iguicanda
Brachys insignis Kerremans, 1899
Brachys intervallorum Hespenheide, 1990
Brachys kleinei Obenberger, 1939
Brachys nevermanni Fisher, 1929
Brachys schmidti Obenberger, 1939
Brachys titschacki
Buprestis (Buprestis) octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758
Callimicra pinguis Thomson, 1879
Chrysesthes tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) affinis Fabricius, 1794Beetle
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris analis LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris beeri (Barr, 1969)⇒ Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris belti Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris brevitarsis Nelson, 1975
Chrysobothris capitata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris chactas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris convexiuscula Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris costaricana Obenberger, 1917
Chrysobothris delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Chrysobothris icthymorpha
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris pseudacutipennis Obenberger, 1940Oriental river prawn
Chrysobothris sallaei Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris sexpunctata Fabricius, 1801
Chrysobothris thomsoni Waterhouse, 1887Balcones cave shrimp
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris wintu Wellso & Manley, 2007
Colobogaster goryi Obenberger, 1934
Colobogaster hustachei Théry, 1920
Colobogaster puncticollis Waterhouse, 1887
Colobogaster quadridentata Fabricius, 1793
Conognatha bifasciata Waterhouse, 1882
Dicerca (Neoargante) crassicollis LeConte, 1857
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Eudiana limbata Waterhouse, 1882Madagascar nylon shrimp
Euplectalecia beltii Saunders, 1874
Euplectalecia guttata Waterhouse, 1882
Euplectalecia semenovi Obenberger, 1928
Eupodalecia perfecta Kerremans, 1919
Halecia chrysodemoides Saunders, 1874
Halecia cocosae Bellamy, 1986
Halecia ignicollis Théry, 1923
Halecia laticollis Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena atroviridis Fisher, 1922
Hylaeogena cincta Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena compacta Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena constans Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena hydroporoides Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena kirschi Obenberger, 1925
Hylaeogena lecerfi Obenberger, 1932
Hylaeogena thoracica Waterhouse, 1889
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis simplex Waterhouse, 1882
Lampetis srdinkoana Obenberger, 1924
Leiopleura anniae Obenberger, 1936
Leiopleura artemis Obenberger, 1936
Leiopleura balloui Fisher, 1938
Leiopleura colorata Kerremans, 1899
Leiopleura interrupta Waterhouse, 1889
Leiopleura melichari Obenberger, 1922
Leiopleura nevermanni
Lius parvulus Waterhouse, 1889
Lius tantillus Obenberger, 1924
Lius variabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Mixochlorus suturalis Waterhouse, 1887
Neotrachys andrewsi Hespenheide, 2006
Neotrachys bicolor Hespenheide, 1982
Neotrachys caeruleus Hespenheide, 1982
Neotrachys concinnus Fisher, 1922
Neotrachys cuprascens Hespenheide, 2006
Neotrachys mariae Hespenheide, 2006
Neotrachys refulgens Hespenheide, 2006
Neotrachys resplendens Hespenheide, 1982
Neotrachys solisi Hespenheide, 2006
Neotrachys strandi Obenberger, 1923
Omochyseus omocyrius Thomson, 1879
Pachyschelus aversus Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus bifasciatus Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus collaris Laporte & Gory, 1840
Pachyschelus communis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus cupricauda Fisher, 1922
Pachyschelus nigricollis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus obsoletepilosus Fisher, 1922
Pachyschelus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus purpureus Say, 1833
Pachyschelus schmidti Cobos, 1959
Pachyschelus signatus Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus uhmanni Obenberger, 1939
Pachyschelus undulatus Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus unifasciatus Fisher, 1922
Pachyschelus valerio Fisher, 1933
Pachyschelus vismiae Obenberger, 1939
Paragrilus aeraticollis Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus akersorum Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus azureus Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus lesueuri Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus modicus Solier, 1833
Paragrilus moldenkei Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus rugatulus Thomson, 1879Roundleaf stork's bill
Paragrilus transitorius Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus trifoveolatus Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus vicinus Waterhouse, 1889
Paratyndaris (Paratyndaris) olneyae Skinner, 1903
Pelecopselaphus acutus Saunders, 1874
Pelecopselaphus chevrolatii Saunders, 1874
Pilotrulleum caseariae
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Sambus macromerus Montrouzier, 1860
Spectralia arcuata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Taphroceroides mimeticus Hespenheide, 2008
Taphrocerus attenuatus Fisher, 1922
Taphrocerus communis Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus depilis Kerremans, 1896
Taphrocerus dietzi Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus exiguus Obenberger, 1934
Taphrocerus fasciatus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus finitimus Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus guttatus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus nigritulus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus psilopteroides Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
Taphrocerus susterai Obenberger, 1941
Taphrocerus tetragraptus Obenberger, 1941

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
18
184
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
10
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMastogeninae
LeConte & Horn, 1883
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Buprestidae (Leach 1815)
Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Buprestidae at artfakta.se
Buprestidae at dyntaxa.se
Buprestidae at gbif.org
Buprestidae at irmng.org
Buprestidae at itis.gov