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Checklist of Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
59
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
27
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
27
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
27 Genera with 121 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 177824SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Agelia Laporte & Gory, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 201110SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 193115SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Galbella Westwood, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Julodella Semenov, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Phlocteis Kerremans, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polycestina Cobos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclema Théry, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoperotis Obenberger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1913metallic wood-boring beetle19SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18299SpeciesTaxom
Thurntaxisia Schatzmayr, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornata Fabricius, 1775
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) sinuata Van Dyke, 1919
Acmaeodera albosetosa (Rosenhauer, 1856)⇒ Acmaeoderella discoida Fabricius, 1787
Acmaeodera albovillosa Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera alcmeone Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera aurolimbata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera deplanata Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera exasperans Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera excellens Klug, 1855
Acmaeodera fascigera Harold, 1869
Acmaeodera gentilis Péringuey, 1888
Acmaeodera grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1850
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera kochi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera kosterae Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera luculenta Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera lugubrina Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera nigra (Ragusa, 1893)⇒ Acmaeoderella virgulata Illiger, 1803
Acmaeodera punctatissima Thomson, 1878
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera signifera Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera stellata Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera virgo (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Acmaeoderella cyanipennis cyanipennis Lucas, 1846
Acmaeodera viridaenea DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeoderella (Acmaeoderella) discoida Fabricius, 1787
Acmaeoderella (Liogastria) virgulata Illiger, 1803
Agelia petelii Gory, 1840
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus bicolor (L. Redtenbacher, 1849)⇒ Agrilus biguttatus Fabricius, 1777
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus ctenocerus Gory, 1841
Agrilus dewetti Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus discolor Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus elongatulus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus elongatus (Herbst, 1780)⇒ Agrilus sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) plicata Kiesenwetter, 1859
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) knulli (Obenberger, 1928)⇒ Anthaxia californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia bergrothi Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia chlorophylla Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia congolana Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia cratomerina Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia imperatrix Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia oneili Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia pacata Kerremans, 1913
Anthaxia praecellens Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia protractula Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia tenuicula Boheman, 1860
Anthaxia turneri Obenberger, 1931
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864Jewel Beetle
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829Jewel Beetle
Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Castiarina distantia Barker, 1988
Castiarina ignea Blackburn, 1892
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris fatalis Harold, 1878
Galbella vansoni Obenberger, 1936
Julodella bicolor Obst, 1906
Julodis caffer Laporte, 1835
Julodis cirrosa Schönherr, 1817Brush Jewel Beetle
Julodis egho Gory, 1840
Julodis gariepina Péringuey, 1885
Julodis humeralis Gory, 1840
Julodis marmorea Kerremans, 1914
Julodis mitifica Boheman, 1860
Lampetis amaurotica Klug, 1855
Lampetis bioculata Olivier, 1790
Lampetis confluens Harold, 1878
Lampetis conturbata Thomson, 1879
Lampetis foveicollis Gory, 1840
Lampetis gregaria Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis pupillata Klug, 1855
Lampetis quadriareolata Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis spissiformis Thomson, 1879
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Meliboeus punctatus Péringuey, 1908
Neojulodis (Protojulodis) vittipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Neojulodis rufolimbata Fairmaire, 1888
Oedisterna bisulcata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Phlocteis exasperata Swartz, 1817
Polycestina damarana Kerremans, 1906
Pseudagrilus beryllinus Fahraeus, 1851
Pseudoclema transvaalense Kerremans, 1911
Pseudoperotis subrugosus Boheman, 1860
Sphenoptera aeneella Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera bodongi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera bradshawi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera colmanti Kerremans, 1903
Sphenoptera cupricolor Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera dubia Saunders, 1871
Sphenoptera dudai Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera kolbei Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera longiuscula Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera necatrix Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera neglecta Klug, 1835
Sphenoptera olivaceovirens Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera quadraticollis Gerstäcker, 1871
Sphenoptera rectipennis Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera sica Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera socrus Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera trepida Fåhraeus, 1851
Sphenoptera vicina Kerremans, 1913
Steraspis aeruginosa aeruginosa Klug, 1855
Steraspis ambigua Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis amplipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis jackal Thomson, 1879
Steraspis reptilis Thomson, 1897
Steraspis rotundata Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis scapha Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Thurntaxisia schoemani Holm, 1982
Trachys evanescens Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys lucidulus Fåhraeus, 1851
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
6
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGalbellinae
Reitter, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyJulodinae
LeConte, 1815
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Buprestidae (Leach 1815)
Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


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