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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
821
5775
13294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
816
5759
13254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
742
5509
12775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
4116
10294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
136
1811
4385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
117
1620
3607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
27
251
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
3
44
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
42
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Phanerozoic
42 Genera with 160 Species
#ABCDEFIJLMPS
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Ancylochira Eschscholtz, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 199621SpeciesTaxom
Archelater Carpenter, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Brachyspathus Wickham, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1950Jewel Beetle32SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochroa Dejean, 1940metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cinyra Laporte & Gory, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cyphosoma Mannerheim, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18568SpeciesTaxom
Eolampra Zhang, Sun &..., 19353SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Euryopterites Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Eurythyrea Dejean, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Eurythyreites Handlirsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Fuesslinia Heer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Illolampra Zhang, Sun &..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Iridotaenia Deyrolle, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lamprodila Motschulsky, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Metabuprestium Alexeev, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Microjulodis Haupt, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Philanthaxoides Bílý & Kirej..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Protogenia Heer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyrea Handlirsch, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Psiloptera Dejean, 193516SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1915metallic wood-boring beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Stigmodera Eschscholtz, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phanerozoic
160 Species
Acmaeodera antholitha O. Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera brevicollis O. Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera perreaui Piton, 1940
Agrilus baueri C. von Heyden, 1862
Agrilus corrugatus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Agrilus liragus Barter & Brown, 1950Bronze poplar borer
Agrilus praepolitus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Ancylochira oligostriata Piton & Théo..., 1937
Ancylochira pinguis Piton, 1940
Ancylochira striatopunctata Piton, 1940
Ancylochira violaceocyanescens Piton, 1940
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) prasina Horn, 1882Wheat wireworm
Anthaxia beneckei B. Förster, 1891
Anthaxia buschi Assmann, 1870
Anthaxia carbonaria C. von Heyden, 1865
Anthaxia carniolica Pongracz, 1935
Anthaxia crassicollis O. Heer, 1862
Anthaxia deleta (C. von Heyden, 1865)⇒ Anthaxia caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia doris O. Heer, 1862
Anthaxia eocenica Bílý, 1996
Anthaxia exhumata H. F. Wickham, 1913
Anthaxia geiseltalensis Weidlich, 1987
Anthaxia haupti Bílý, 1995
Anthaxia maculipennis Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia pallida O. Heer, 1862
Anthaxia primaeva C. von Heyden, 1865
Anthaxia punctifera Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia quadrimaculata Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia rubididorsa Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia ventricosa L. Piton, 1940
Anthaxia viridicyanea Weidlich, 1987
Anthaxia weidlichi Bílý, 1996Flathead snapping shrimp
Archelater aeneoviridis Pongracz, 1935
Archelater major Pongracz, 1935
Archelater megaloprepus Pongracz, 1935
Archelater rutilogrammus Pongracz, 1935
Brachyspathus curiosus Wickham, 1917
Buprestis agilis F. Meunier, 1921
Buprestis alemanica Heer, 1879
Buprestis auratostriata Haupt, 1950
Buprestis concinna Heer, 1879
Buprestis cupreostriata Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis deleta Heer, 1847
Buprestis florissantensis Wickham, 1914
Buprestis gracilis Heer, 1847
Buprestis griseomicans Haupt, 1950
Buprestis hauboldi Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis heydeni Heer, 1847
Buprestis kudiensis Cockerell, 1926
Buprestis margineaurata Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis megistarche T. D. A. Coc..., 1926
Buprestis metallica (L. Piton, 1940)⇒ Sphenoptera laportei Saunders, 1871
Buprestis meyeri Heyden, 1858
Buprestis octomaculata (L. Piton, 1940)⇒ Buprestis novemmaculata novemmaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Buprestis pongraczi Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis pristina Heyden, 1862
Buprestis redempta Heyden, 1859
Buprestis rusticana Heer, 1847
Buprestis saxigena Scudder, 1879Bristle snapping shrimp
Buprestis scudderi Wickham, 1914
Buprestis senecta Heyden, 1858
Buprestis seorsus Haupt, 1950
Buprestis sepulta Scudder, 1879Queensland snapping shrimp
Buprestis seyfriedi Heer, 1847Snowflake snapping shrimp
Buprestis tertiaria Scudder, 1879
Buprestis tincta Heer, 1862
Buprestis tradita Heyden, 1859
Buprestis viridis (L. Piton, 1940)⇒ Agrilus viridis viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Buprestis viridistriatus Haupt, 1950
Capnodis antiqua O. Heer, 1847
Capnodis puncticollis O. Heer, 1847
Chalcophora espanoli Fernández de..., 1962
Chalcophora laevigata O. Heer, 1862
Chalcophora oligocenica N. Theobald, 1937
Chalcophora pulchella O. Heer, 1862
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris coloradensis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Chrysobothris gahani T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Chrysobothris haydeni Scudder, 1876
Chrysobothris suppressa H. F. Wickham, 1914
Chrysobothris veterana von Heyden, 1847
Chrysochroa punctata Piton, 1940
Chrysodema primordialis Pongracz, 1935
Cinyra pulchella Weidlich, 1987
Cyphosoma askenasyi Heyden, 1908
Dicerca acanthoptera Pongracz, 1935
Dicerca bilinica J. Prokop, 1999
Dicerca bronni C. von Heyden, 1859
Dicerca eurydice H. F. Wickham, 1914
Dicerca prisca Heer, 1847
Dicerca punctatosulcata Pongracz, 1935
Dicerca reticulatoides Bellamy, 2003
Dicerca taschei C. H. G. von..., 1856
Eolampra brachyelytra J. F. Zhang, 1989
Eolampra gorgia Zhang, Sun &..., 1994
Eolampra longicauda A. Pongrácz, 1935
Euchroma arvernica Piton, 1940
Euryopterites orientales Y. C. Hong, 2002
Eurythyrea bilyi Weidlich, 1987Chilean nylon shrimp
Eurythyrea longipennis Heer, 1847Scarred nylon shrimp
Eurythyrea micropunctata L. Piton, 1940
Eurythyreites grandis Deichmüller, 1886
Fuesslinia amoena Heer, 1847
Illolampra ampulla Zhang, Sun &..., 1994
Illolampra phlegma Zhang, Sun &..., 1994
Iridotaenia hovassei Piton, 1940
Julodis faldermanni Mannerheim, 1837
Lampetis weigelti Pongracz, 1935
Lamprodila gautieri Bruyant, 1902
Mastogenius primaevus Obenberger, 1957
Melanophila cockerellae H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melanophila handlirschi H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melanophila heeri H. F. Wickham, 1914
Metabuprestium arkharense A. V. Alexeev, 1996
Metabuprestium ustkivdense Alexeev, 2008
Microjulodis auratus Haupt, 1950
Perotis bruckmanni O. Heer, 1862
Perotis hausmanni C. von Heyden, 1862
Perotis laevigatus Massalogo, 1855
Perotis lavateri Heer, 1847
Perotis lugubris (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Aurigena lugubris Fabricius, 1777
Perotis messelensis F. Meunier, 1921
Perotis reditus Heyden, 1862
Phaenops perekischkulensis A. V. Alexeev, 1996
Philanthaxia immaculata Haupt, 1956
Philanthaxoides gallicus Bílý & Kirej..., 2007
Poecilonota nitela J. F. Zhang, 1989
Polybothris antiquus Pongracz, 1935
Polybothris primordialis L. Piton, 1940
Protogenia escheri Heer, 1847
Pseudothyrea oppenheimi Handlirsch, 1908
Psiloptera (Damarsila) transversovittata H. Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera acroptera Pongracz, 1935
Psiloptera chrysochlora Pongracz, 1935
Psiloptera eximia Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera fasciata Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera granulata Pongracz, 1935
Psiloptera haupti Weidlich, 1987
Psiloptera incerta Weidlich, 1987
Psiloptera maculata Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera martyi L. Piton, 1935
Psiloptera ornata Haupt, 1956
Psiloptera puncticollis Haupt, 1956
Psiloptera schulzi Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera signata Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera vermiculata Piton, 1940
Psiloptera zeuneri Pongracz, 1935
Ptosima abyssa Wickham, 1912
Ptosima schaefferi (Wickham, 1912)⇒ Ptosima laeta Waterhouse, 1882
Ptosima silvatica H. F. Wickham, 1914
Sphenoptera (Sphenoptera) lapidaria Brullé, 1832
Sphenoptera bogatshevi Richter, 1947
Sphenoptera eocaenica F. Meunier, 1921
Sphenoptera gigantea Heer, 1847
Sphenoptera knopi C. von Heyden, 1865
Sphenoptera martynovi Richter, 1947
Sphenoptera metallica F. Meunier, 1921
Sphenoptera minuta Meunier, 1915
Stigmodera hyperboreus Heer, 1870
Stigmodera unicolor Piton, 1940

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Phanerozoic
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
9
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
16
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyJulodinae
LeConte, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMastogeninae
LeConte & Horn, 1883
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
6
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