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Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
11389
39707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
11379
39691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
766
11131
39156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
9173
34578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
2723
8635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
109
2386
7244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
234
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
2
55
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
54
245
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
54 Genera with 245 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 183310SpeciesTaxom
Agrilium Westwood, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196338SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocheira Chevrolat, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Anilara Saunders, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17899SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 03SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Bubastes Laporte & Gory, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1844Jewel Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Buprestium Westwood, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Bupretis1SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 184755SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 191010SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Cyphosoma Mannerheim, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cypriacis Casey, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyrioides Carter, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Dinocephalia Obenberger, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 192416SpeciesTaxom
Ethonion Kubán, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Eurythyrea Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Genestia Théry, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Germarica Blackburn, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Microcastalia Heller, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nascioides Kerremans, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Neocuris Saunders, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Notographus Thomson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanilara Théry, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotaenia Kerremans, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Selagis Dejean, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1839metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmodera Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 180511SpeciesTaxom
Texania Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Torresita Gemminger & ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 18178SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
245 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) auritincta (Fall, 1922)⇒ Acmaeodera delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) connexa LeConte, 1859Bullwood
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) disjuncta Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) hepburnii LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) maculifera Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornatoides Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) retifera LeConte, 1859Bullwood
Acmaeodera puberula Solier, 1833
Agrilium cyllabacus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Agrilium cyllarus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Agrilium stomphax J. O. Westwood, 1854
Agrilium strombus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Agrilus (Agrilus) angustulus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Agrilus derasofasciatus Lacordaire, 1835
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) arcuatus Say, 1825Hickory spiral borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) audax Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cephalicus LeConte, 1860Dogwood Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) corylicola (Fisher, 1928)⇒ Agrilus arcuata Say, 1825
Agrilus (Agrilus) crataegi Frost, 1912Hawthorn Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) derasofasciatus Lacordaire, 1835Metallic wood-boring beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) egenus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) fallax Say, 1833
Agrilus (Agrilus) imbellis Crotch, 1873
Agrilus (Agrilus) laticornis Illiger, 1803
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) pensus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) pseudocoryli Fisher, 1928Hazel stem borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) sinuatus Olivier, 1790Hawthorn Jewel Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) subcinctus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) viridis Linnaeus, 1758Beech agrilus
Agrilus (Anambus) angustulus Illiger, 1803Oak borer
Agrilus (Anambus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak Jewel Beetle
Agrilus (Anambus) laticornis Illiger, 1803
Agrilus (Anambus) sinuatus Olivier, 1790
Agrilus (Anambus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus abantiades Descarpentri..., 1963
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus pannonicus (Piller & Mit..., 1783)⇒ Agrilus biguttatus Fabricius, 1777
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Ancylocheira liasina Giebel, 1856
Anilara subimpressa Carter, 1936
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) salicis Fabricius, 1776Pasture splendour beetle
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aenescens (Casey, 1884)⇒ Anthaxia chevrieri Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) expansa (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Anthaxia inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758Metallic wood-boring beetle
Anthaxia callicera Gerstäcker, 1884
Anthaxia senicula senicula Schrank, 1789
Aphanisticus emarginatus Olivier, 1790
Aphanisticus pusillus Olivier, 1790
Astraeus (Astraeus) flavopictus (Laporte & Gory, 1837)⇒ Astraeus crassus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) jansoni van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus hygrometricus
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys aeruginosus Gory, 1841
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Bubastes carteri Obenberger, 1941
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) splendens Fabricius, 1775Goldstreifiger
Buprestis (Cypriacis) striata Fabricius, 1775Coral snapping shrimp
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787
Buprestis bractoides Blake, 1876
Buprestis bucklandi Mantell, 1844
Buprestium bolbus Westwood, 1854
Buprestium gorgus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Buprestium stygnus Westwood, 1854
Buprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Buprestium valgus Westwood, 1854
Buprestium woodlei Westwood, 1854
Bupretis aurulentaGolden buprestid
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Castiarina adelaidae Hope, 1846
Castiarina alternecosta Thomson, 1879
Castiarina amabilis Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina aureola Carter, 1913
Castiarina australasiae Gory & Laporte, 1838Mudflat visored shrimp
Castiarina bella Saunders, 1871
Castiarina bifasciata Hope, 1831Urchin visored shrimp
Castiarina carminea Saunders, 1868
Castiarina coeruleipes Saunders, 1869
Castiarina commixta Carter, 1924
Castiarina costata Saunders, 1868
Castiarina crenata Donovan, 1805
Castiarina crocicolor Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina cruenta Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina cruentata Kirby, 1818
Castiarina crux Saunders, 1868
Castiarina decemmaculata Kirby, 1818Ten-spot Jewel Beetle
Castiarina delectabilis Hope, 1847
Castiarina dimidiata Carter, 1908
Castiarina erythromelas Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina erythroptera Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina filiformis Blackburn, 1892
Castiarina flavopicta Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina gordonburnsi Barker, 1987
Castiarina jospilota Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina kerremansi Blackburn, 1890
Castiarina leai Carter, 1916
Castiarina livida Barker, 1987
Castiarina luteipennis Gory, 1841
Castiarina media Hope, 1847Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Castiarina montigena Oke, 1928
Castiarina oblita Carter, 1931
Castiarina ocelligera Gory, 1841
Castiarina octomaculata Saunders, 1868
Castiarina octospilota Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina parallela White, 1859
Castiarina picta Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina piliventris Saunders, 1868Polar lebbeid
Castiarina puerilis Kerremans, 1898
Castiarina rectifasciata Saunders, 1868
Castiarina robusta Saunders, 1869Cleaner shrimp
Castiarina rufipennis Kirby, 1818
Castiarina scalaris Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina sexguttata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina sexplagiata Gory, 1841
Castiarina supergrata Barker, 1983
Castiarina thomsoni Saunders, 1868African caridina
Castiarina triramosa Thomson, 1879
Castiarina undulata Donovan, 1805
Castiarina vegeta Hope, 1847
Castiarina vicina Saunders, 1868
Castiarina viridolinea Barker, 1986
Castiarina wellsae Barker, 1989
Castiarina xanthopilosa Hope, 1847
Chalcophora liberta (Germar, 1824)⇒ Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris caddo Wellso & Manley, 2007
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris pusilla Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysobothris verdigripennis Frost, 1910
Ctenicerium blissus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Ctenicerium gigas A. Handlirsch, 1906
Ctenicerium hylastes J. O. Westwood, 1854
Ctenicerium stygnus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Ctenicerium valgus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Cyphosoma mespilia Woodward, 1856
Cypriacis aurulenta Linnaeus, 1767Golden buprestid
Cyrioides imperialis Fabricius, 1801Banksia jewel beetle
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) lepida LeConte, 1857Embossed Hawthorn Buprestid
Dicerca (Dicerca) lurida Fabricius, 1775
Dicerca (Dicerca) obscura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dicerca berolinensis Herbst, 1779
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) tenebrosa Kirby, 1837Dark Jewel Beetle
Dinocephalia burnsi Bellamy, 1988
Diphucrania acuducta Kirby, 1837
Diphucrania cupripennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata Fabricius, 1801
Diphucrania leucosticta Kirby, 1818
Diphucrania maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Diphucrania marmorata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Diphucrania nigrita Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania notulata Germar, 1848
Diphucrania nubeculosa Germar, 1848
Diphucrania patricia Carter, 1935
Diphucrania puella Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania roseocuprea Hope, 1846
Diphucrania tyrrhena Carter, 1923
Diphucrania vicina Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania viridiceps Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania viridipurpurea Carter, 1924
Ethonion leai Carter, 1924
Ethonion reichei Chevrolat, 1838
Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767Golden Buprestid
Germarica lilliputana Thomson, 1879
Julodis fascicularis Linnaeus, 1758
Lampetis cleta Gory, 1840
Mastogenius crenulatus Knull, 1934
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Melobasis (Melobasis) hypocrita Erichson, 1842
Melobasis (Melobasis) monticola Blackburn, 1892
Melobasis propinqua propinqua Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis (Melobasis) purpurascens Fabricius, 1801Western king prawn
Melobasis (Melobasis) vittata Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis cuprifera Castelnau, 1837
Melobasis simplex Germar, 1848
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Microcastalia globithorax Thomson, 1878Brown prawn
Nascioides parryi Hope, 1843Carabali shrimp
Neocuris coerulans Fairmaire, 1877Brown rock shrimp
Neocuris cuprilatera Fairmaire, 1877Mediterranean rock shrimp
Neocuris fortnumi Hope, 1846Lesser rock shrimp
Neojulodis hirta Linnaeus, 1758
Neojulodis subcostata Laporte, 1835
Notographus uniformis MacLeay, 1888Japanese shrimp
Paragrilium barypus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Perotis unicolor Olivier, 1790Green jewel beetle
Phaenops aeneola Melsheimer, 1845
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Pseudanilara cupripes MacLeay, 1872
Pseudanilara purpureicollis MacLeay, 1872
Pseudotaenia gigas Hope, 1846
Selagis aurifera Gory & Laporte, 1838
Selagis caloptera Boisduval, 1835
Sphenoptera cupreosplendens Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera subviolacea Gory & Laporte, 1839
Stigmodera macularia Donovan, 1805Stigmodera Macularia
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Temognatha brevifasciata Carter, 1931
Temognatha flavocincta Gory & Laporte, 1838
Temognatha flavomarginata Gemminger & ..., 1869
Temognatha grandis Donovan, 1805
Temognatha marginalis Carter, 1929
Temognatha mitchellii Hope, 1846
Temognatha oleata Blackburn, 1894
Temognatha pictipes Blackburn, 1894
Temognatha secularis Thomson, 1857
Temognatha suturalis Donovan, 1805
Temognatha variabilis Donovan, 1805Variable jewel beetle
Texania campestris Say, 1823Hardwood Heartwood Buprestid
Torresita cuprifera Kirby, 1818
Trachys argyroneta Obenberger, 1930
Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937
Trachys minuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmoderma eremita Scopoli, 1763
Trachys minutus Linnaeus, 1758Metallic wood-boring beetle
Trachys scrobiculatus Kiesenwetter, 1857Ground-Ivy Jewel Beetle
Trachys subglaber Rey, 1891
Trachys subglabrus Rey, 1891Spoonfinger rubble crab
Trachys troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1817Devil's-Bit Jewel Beetle

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Great Britain
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
10
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
22
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyJulodinae
LeConte, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMastogeninae
LeConte & Horn, 1883
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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