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Checklist for Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 (Flat-headed wood-borers)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1347
3256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
111
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
15
51
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
15
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
15 Genera with 51 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 190419SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochroa Dejean, 1867metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Coraebina Obenberger, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Habroloma Thomson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Iridotaenia Deyrolle, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1892metallic wood-boring beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19299SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
51 Species
Agrilus acutus Thunberg, 1787
Agrilus arenatus Curletti, 1998
Agrilus atomus Théry, 1904
Agrilus aurociliatus Théry, 1904
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus horniellus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus imitator Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus immaculatellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus immaculatus Fisher, 1921
Agrilus immaculicollis Thomson, 1878
Agrilus impar Kerremans, 1897
Agrilus kandyanus Théry, 1904
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus motschulskyi Théry, 1904
Agrilus nalandae Théry, 1904
Agrilus pidijinus
Agrilus pidjinus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus viridifrons Kerremans, 1893
Agrilus walkeri Théry, 1904
Anthaxia aurolanata Bílý, 1980
Anthaxia tanjorensis Obenberger, 1938
Aphanisticus amblyderus Fairmaire, 1876
Aphanisticus arcuaticollis Motschulsky, 1861
Aphanisticus obsoletulus Obenberger, 1918
Aphanisticus rhynchophorus Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus shimoganus Obenberger, 1940
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864Jewel Beetle
Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829Jewel Beetle
Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Chrysochroa fasciata Gory, 1840
Chrysochroa parryi Saunders, 1867
Chrysodema sonnerati Laporte & Gory, 1835
Habroloma berenice Obenberger, 1929
Iridotaenia (Iridomroczkowskia) sulcata Thunberg, 1789
Lampetis orientalis Laporte & Gory, 1837Jewel beetle
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Ptosima indica Laporte & Gory, 1835
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera deducta Kerremans, 1892
Sphenoptera gossypii Kerremans, 1892Cotton stem borer
Trachys electrus Obenberger, 1929
Trachys elvira Obenberger, 1929
Trachys eryx Obenberger, 1929
Trachys flaviceps Kerremans, 1892
Trachys juno Obenberger, 1918
Trachys olyrus Obenberger, 1929
Trachys polyhymnius Obenberger, 1929
Trachys proserpinus Obenberger, 1929
Trachys thais Obenberger, 1929

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
6
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
6
9
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