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Checklist for Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
64
646
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
591
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
60
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
12
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
12 Genera with 16 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1940Jewel Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Micrasta Kerremans, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sambomorpha Obenberger, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris megacephala Gory & Laporte, 1837Sweet river prawn
Lampetis aurata Saunders, 1871
Leiopleura gibbipennis Fisher, 1940
Leiopleura iviei Hespenheide ..., 2004
Micrasta hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Micrasta monticola Fisher, 1940
Paratyndaris antillarum Fisher, 1940
Polycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
Sambomorpha clarki Hespenheide, 1990
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMastogeninae
LeConte & Horn, 1883
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
2
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