Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 501
7087
22038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 499
7082
22032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 481
6999
21791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 301
5800
19585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 74
1976
6207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 68
1724
5187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 11
75
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles | 1
23
61 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Buprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles | 23
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
23 Genera with 61 Species
| Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1867 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Afrophorella Obenberger, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agelia Laporte & Gory, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilus Curtis, 2002 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Amblysterna Saunders, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ankareus Kerremans, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1898 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanisticus Latrielle, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belionota Eschscholtz, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habroloma Thomson, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kamosia Kerremans, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampetis Dejean, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Megactenodes Kerreman, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planidia Kerremans, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrilus Laporte, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sakalianus Jendek, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sambus Deyrolle, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sjoestedtius Théry, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenoptera Dejean, 1926 | metallic wood-boring beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Steraspis Dejean, 1879 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trachys Fabricius, 1940 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tropeopeltis | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
61 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acmaeodera foudrasii Solier, 1833 | | | Acmaeodera jeanneli Kerremans, 1914 | | | Acmaeodera raffrayi Gestro, 1881 | | | Acmaeodera subprasina Marseul, 1867 | | | Afrophorella africana Thomson, 1879 | | | Agelia lordi Walker, 1871 | | | Agelia petelii Gory, 1840 | | | Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939 | | | Agrilus claudulus Obenberger, 1935 | | | Agrilus desertus Klug, 1829 | | | Agrilus electus Kerremans, 1897 | | | Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924 | | | Agrilus meleager Obenberger, 1935 | | | Agrilus omphax Obenberger, 1933 | | | Agrilus ostentator Kerremans, 1900 | | | Agrilus owas Gory & Laporte, 1837 | | | Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898 | | | Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963 | | | Agrilus ussuricola Obenberger, 1924 | | | Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002 | | | Amblysterna johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885 | | | Ankareus bellamyi | | | Ankareus tsavoensis Bellamy, 1991 | | | Anthaxia crassa Obenberger, 1922 | | | Anthaxia ikuthana Obenberger, 1928 | | | Anthaxia monbasica Théry, 1930 | Tube pea crab | | Anthaxia montana Kerremans, 1908 | | | Anthaxia pilifrons Kerremans, 1898 | | | Aphanisticus nodosus Gerstäcker, 1871 | | | Belionota championi Murray, 1862 | | | Kamosia indigacea Obenberger, 1924 | | | Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801 | | | Lampetis guttulata Kraatz, 1898 | | | Lampetis limbalis Laporte & Gory, 1837 | | | Lampetis punctatissima Fabricius, 1775 | | | Lampetis quadriareolata Fåhraeus, 1851 | | | Megactenodes tenuecostata Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Megactenodes unicolor Gory & Laporte, 1837 | | | Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838 | | | Meliboeus albopilosus Kerremans, 1899 | | | Planidia hauseri Obenberger, 1931 | Spineback hairy crab | | Pseudagrilus beryllinus Fahraeus, 1851 | | | Pseudagrilus sophorae Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudagrilus subfasciatus Kerremans, 1898 | | | Sambus montanus Kerremans, 1908 | | | Sjoestedtius arrowi Obenberger, 1922 | | | Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952 | | | Sphenoptera grotsi Obenberger, 1926 | | | Sphenoptera melobasina Obenberger, 1926 | | | Steraspis divina Kerremans, 1914 | | | Steraspis fastuosa Gerstäcker, 1871 | | | Steraspis hyaena Thomson, 1879 | | | Steraspis modesta Kerremans, 1895 | | | Steraspis subbrevicornis Thomson, 1879 | | | Trachys dabraxus Obenberger, 1937 | | | Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937 | | | Trachys schultzei Kerremans, 1907 | | | Trachys solivagus Obenberger, 1937 | Pom-pom crab | | Trachys swiertsrae Obenberger, 1937 | | | Trachys zavattarii Obenberger, 1940 | | | Tropeopeltis chalcogenia | |
Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Kenya
 | | Buprestidae (Leach 1815) |
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