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Checklist for Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
501
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
407
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
57
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
10
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
10 Genera with 24 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857Sculptured pine borer
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris cribraria Mannerheim, 1837Sifting Metallic Wood-Borer
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) crassicollis LeConte, 1857
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
1
1
Genus
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