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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
3984
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3574
10741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
249
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
37
140
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
37
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
37 Genera with 140 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 200251SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chrysaspis Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Diplolophotus Abeille, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectalecia Obenberger, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maublancia Bellamy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paracylindromorphus Théry, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Parataenia Kerremans, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pilotrulleum Bellamy & We..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Senegalisia Bellamy, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1902metallic wood-boring beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 187213SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Tristria Stål, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Xenomerius Obenberger, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
140 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acmaeodera luculenta Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera regularis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera strumiai Volkovitsh, 2019
Actenodes admirabilis Obenberger, 1932
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Actenodes sallei Thomson, 1878
Actenodes solisi Barries, 2007
Actenodes undulatus Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus aberlenci Curletti, 1997
Agrilus alluaudi Kerremans, 1903
Agrilus bonvouloirii Murray, 1868
Agrilus canus Kerremans, 1913
Agrilus carilloensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus carystus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus crapulellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus curvus Kerremans, 1899
Agrilus dauberi Curletti, 2010
Agrilus devulsus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus diaphanes Obenberger, 1932
Agrilus faganae Curletti, 2005
Agrilus filiformis Herbst, 1801
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus furcillatus Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus gestroi Kerremans, 1906
Agrilus grandis Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus granulosus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus gravis (LeConte, 1860)⇒ Agrilus anxius Gory, 1841
Agrilus hastulatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus jumbo Curletti, 2002
Agrilus laelius Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus lampyrus Curletti & G..., 2011
Agrilus lubischevi Stepanov, 1958
Agrilus maddalenae Curletti, 1998
Agrilus malloti Kurosawa, 1957
Agrilus nodifrons Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus octosignatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Agrilus overlaeti Burgeon, 1941
Agrilus owas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus pachycerus Pochon, 1972
Agrilus palaestes (Obenberger, 1932)⇒ Paradomorphus palaestes Obenberger, 1932
Agrilus pediculus Curletti, 1999
Agrilus perplexus Burmeister, 1872
Agrilus pilosellus Thomson, 1878
Agrilus pretiosissimus Kerremans, 1899
Agrilus prodigiosus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus raventazonus Fisher, 1929
Agrilus rhopalocerus Pochon, 1972
Agrilus samyi Baudon, 1968
Agrilus sanjosensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus schoutedeni Kerremans, 1913
Agrilus signatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus squalus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus subcurtulus Kerremans, 1899
Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agrilus togoensis Kerremans, 1899
Agrilus turei Curletti, 2002Cyrano Darner
Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia binotata (Chevrolat, 1838)⇒ Anthaxia corsica corsica Reiche, 1861
Aphanisticus belial Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus intaminatus Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus ituriensis Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus natalicola Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus rhynchophorus Obenberger, 1928
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Brachys intervallorum Hespenheide, 1990
Brachys kleinei Obenberger, 1939
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Chrysaspis elongata Olivier, 1790
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris capitata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris convexiuscula Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris costaricana Obenberger, 1917
Chrysobothris delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Ctenicerium blissus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Ctenicerium stygnus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Euplectalecia guttata Waterhouse, 1882
Hylaeogena hydroporoides Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena kirschi Obenberger, 1925
Julodis aequinoctialis Olivier, 1790
Lampetis bioculata Olivier, 1790
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis funesta Fabricius, 1793
Lampetis punctatissima Fabricius, 1775
Lampetis simplex Waterhouse, 1882
Lius variabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Maublancia nigricollis Lepesme & Br..., 1956
Megactenodes unicolor Gory & Laporte, 1837
Pachyschelus unifasciatus Fisher, 1922
Paragrilus lesueuri Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus modicus Solier, 1833
Parataenia chrysochlora Palisot de B..., 1805
Parataenia simplicicollis Kerremans, 1892
Pilotrulleum caseariae
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pseudagrilus sophorae Fabricius, 1793
Sambus macromerus Montrouzier, 1860
Senegalisia semireticulata Chevrolat, 1838
Spectralia arcuata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Sphenoptera baumi Obenberger, 1928
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera delegorguei Thomson, 1878
Sphenoptera fulgens Gory, 1841
Sphenoptera laplumei Kerremans, 1912
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera quinquepunctata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera remota Jakovlev, 1902
Sphenoptera sagax Obenberger, 1920
Sphenoptera tessmanni Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera valida Jakovlev, 1902
Steraspis amplipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis brevicornis Klug, 1835
Steraspis fastuosa Gerstäcker, 1871
Steraspis infuscata Théry, 1908
Steraspis laeviventris Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis modesta Kerremans, 1895
Steraspis nigella Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis scabra Fabricius, 1775
Steraspis speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis speciosa speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Steraspis viridicincta Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis welwitschii Saunders, 1872
Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
Trachys coracinus Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys gambianus Obenberger, 1937
Trachys schultzei Kerremans, 1907
Tristria conops Karsch, 1896
Tristria discoidalis Bolivar, 1890
Tristria marginicosta Karsch, 1896
Tristria pallida Karny, 1907
Tristria sudanensis (Karny, 1907)⇒ Tristria marginicosta Karsch, 1896
Tristria suturalis (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Tristria discoidalis Bolivar, 1890
Xenomerius cribratus Waterhouse, 1887

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
18
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysobothrinae
Laporte & Gory, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
7
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyJulodinae
LeConte, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
1
3
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