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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
76
1796
4583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1536
3598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
76
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
34
165
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
34
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
34 Genera with 165 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 192825SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Agelia Laporte & Gory, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 200237SpeciesTaxom
Anadora Kerremans, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Anaphlocteis Bellamy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 190917SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Brachmaeodera Volkovitsh &..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Discoderoides Théry, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eulasiodora Obenberger, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Kamosia Kerremans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Kamosiella Bellamy, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 187912SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Melibaeopsis Kerremans, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18277SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Paracylindromorphus Théry, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Parademostis Obenberger, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phlocteis Kerremans, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polyctesis Marseul, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokamosia Théry, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokerremansia Bellamy & Holm, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sjoestedtius Théry, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1902metallic wood-boring beetle20SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18297SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19374SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
165 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) amabilis (Horn, 1878)⇒ Acmaeodera opacula LeConte, 1858
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) opacula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornata Fabricius, 1775
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera affabilis Kerremans, 1909
Acmaeodera albosetosa (Rosenhauer, 1856)⇒ Acmaeoderella discoida Fabricius, 1787
Acmaeodera albovillosa Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera amoenula Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera boreoafricana Bellamy, 1998
Acmaeodera decemguttata Thunberg, 1787
Acmaeodera deplanata Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera exasperans Kerremans, 1907
Acmaeodera fascigera Harold, 1869
Acmaeodera foudrasii Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera hieroglyphica Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera luculenta Boheman, 1860
Acmaeodera nigra (Ragusa, 1893)⇒ Acmaeoderella virgulata Illiger, 1803
Acmaeodera nigrohirta Théry, 1926
Acmaeodera posticalis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera stellata Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera subprasina Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera virgo (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Acmaeoderella cyanipennis cyanipennis Lucas, 1846
Acmaeodera zambesica Obenberger, 1928
Acmaeoderella (Acmaeoderella) discoida Fabricius, 1787
Acmaeoderella (Liogastria) virgulata Illiger, 1803
Agelia petelii Gory, 1840
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus (Agrilus) doddi Carter, 1924
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus alutaceus Obenberger, 1916
Agrilus bedeli Abeille de P..., 1905
Agrilus bicolor (L. Redtenbacher, 1849)⇒ Agrilus biguttatus Fabricius, 1777
Agrilus bradti Cazier, 1951
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus ctenocerus Gory, 1841
Agrilus curtii Obenberger, 1913
Agrilus debilis Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus decoratus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus discolor Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus elongatulus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus elongatus (Herbst, 1780)⇒ Agrilus sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835
Agrilus ertli Kerremans, 1907
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus fraudulentus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus gloriosulus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus grandis Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus gravis (LeConte, 1860)⇒ Agrilus anxius Gory, 1841
Agrilus leonhardi Kerremans, 1913
Agrilus mashunus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus melas Kerremans, 1896
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus omphax Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus ostrinus Kerremans, 1892
Agrilus plutonius Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus raffrayi Thomson, 1879
Agrilus scerbakovi Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus senilis Kerremans, 1914
Agrilus sexguttatus Brahm, 1791
Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002
Anadora cupriventris Obenberger, 1922
Anadora mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1886
Anaphlocteis zanzibaricus Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) hackeri Frivaldszky, 1884
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) plicata Kiesenwetter, 1859
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) emarginata Barr, 1971
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) tenella Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anthaxia aenea Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia dispar Kerremans, 1898
Anthaxia gunningi Kerremans, 1911
Anthaxia hauzeri Kerremans, 1900
Anthaxia limpopoensis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia marginata Thunberg, 1787
Anthaxia obtectans Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia pacata Kerremans, 1913
Anthaxia praecellens Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia tenuicula Boheman, 1860
Anthaxia thunbergi Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia vittipennis Kerremans, 1909Olive snapping shrimp
Aphanisticus grandis Théry, 1930
Aphanisticus punctatostriatus Théry, 1930
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Brachmaeodera tantilla Kerremans, 1907
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris costifer Kerremans, 1909
Chrysobothris fatalis Harold, 1878
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Discoderoides immunitus Fahraeus, 1851
Eulasiodora umtalina Péringuey, 1908
Kamosia tenebricosa Péringuey, 1908
Kamosiella dermestoides Thomson, 1878
Lampetis amaurotica Klug, 1855
Lampetis bioculata Olivier, 1790
Lampetis erosa Harold, 1878
Lampetis foveicollis Gory, 1840
Lampetis gregaria Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis muata Harold, 1878
Lampetis perspicillata Klug, 1855
Lampetis plagicollis Boheman, 1860
Lampetis pupillata Klug, 1855
Lampetis quadriareolata Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis quadrioculata Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis subcatenulata Thomson, 1879
Megactenodes reticulata Klug, 1855
Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melibaeopsis chlorolineata Quedenfeldt, 1886
Meliboeus (Meliboeoides) cyaneus Ballion, 1870
Meliboeus (Meliboeus) cyprius Zürcher, 1911
Meliboeus aeneus Kerremans, 1899
Meliboeus contubernalis Fåhraeus, 1851Shameface heart crab
Meliboeus cuprinus Gory & Laporte, 1839
Meliboeus doddsi Obenberger, 1931
Meliboeus nodosus Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis (Protojulodis) vittipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Paracylindromorphus levicollis Péringuey, 1908Southern Tanner crab
Parademostis capucina Fahraeus, 1851
Phlocteis cyaniventris Kerremans, 1898
Phlocteis exasperata Swartz, 1817
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pseudagrilus beryllinus Fahraeus, 1851
Pseudagrilus inamaenus Théry, 1930
Pseudagrilus peringueyi Bellamy, 1990
Pseudokamosia meridionalis Kerremans, 1898
Pseudokerremansia arcuata Péringuey, 1908
Sambus albopunctatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Sjoestedtius semotus Péringuey, 1908
Sjoestedtius tuberculifrons Péringuey, 1908
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera bodongi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera colmanti Kerremans, 1903
Sphenoptera colorata Kerremans, 1914
Sphenoptera delegorguei Thomson, 1878
Sphenoptera dubia Saunders, 1871
Sphenoptera fahrei Kerremans, 1911
Sphenoptera fallax Fåhraeus, 1851
Sphenoptera insipida Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera mashuna Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera mwengwae Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera neglecta Klug, 1835
Sphenoptera nigripennis Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera rhodesiana Kerremans, 1914
Sphenoptera sebakwensis Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera splendidula Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera sublevis Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera sulcicollis Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera tumida Jakovlev, 1902
Steraspis aeruginosa aeruginosa Klug, 1855
Steraspis ambigua Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis amplipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis jackal Thomson, 1879
Steraspis reptilis Thomson, 1897
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Trachys coracinus Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937
Trachys puberulus Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys sebakwensis Obenberger, 1937

Subnodes of Buprestidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAgrilinae
Laporte, 1835
19
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
5
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysochroinae
Laporte, 1835
5
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyJulodinae
LeConte, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolycestinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Buprestidae (Leach 1815)
Buprestidae (Leach 1815)


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