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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
663
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
168
1067
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
168
1067
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
30
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
30 Genera with 218 Species
#ABCEMPSTVZ
Actenodes Dejean, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anilara Saunders, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1909118SpeciesTaxom
Aristosoma Saunders, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Bilyaxia Holynski, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 0Jewel Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 19908SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Chalcoplia Saunders, 07SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 183729SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Epistomentis Solier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Eurythyrea Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paractenodes Théry, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrixia Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Pseudactenodes Kerremans, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Senegalisia Bellamy, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerobothris Semenov & Ri..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Thomassetia Théry, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom
Vadonaxia Descarpentries, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Zulubuprestis Bellamy, 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
218 Species and 8 Subspecies
Actenodes admirabilis Obenberger, 1932
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes miribellus Hoscheck, 1927
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Actenodes sallei Thomson, 1878
Actenodes solisi Barries, 2007
Actenodes undulatus Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilaxia tristis Cobos, 1972
Anthaxia anatolica ferulae Géné, 1839
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) chevrieri Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia cyanescens bedeli (Abeille de P..., 1893)⇒ Anthaxia bedeli Abeille de P..., 1893
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) deaurata (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Anthaxia senicula senicula Schrank, 1789
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) dimidiata Thunberg, 1789
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fernandezi Cobos, 1953
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fulgurans Schran, 1789
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) funerula Illiger, 1803
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) hackeri Frivaldszky, 1884
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) juliae Liberto, 1996
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) marmottani Bristout de ..., 1883
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) mendizabali Cobos, 1965
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) persuperba Obenberger, 1912
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) plicata Kiesenwetter, 1859
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) retamae Bílý, 1995
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) salicis Fabricius, 1776Pasture splendour beetle
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) schoenmanni Novak, 1984
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) thalassophila Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) diadema Fischer von ..., 1824
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) hungarica Scopoli, 1772
Anthaxia hungarica hungarica Scopoli, 1772
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) nupta Kiesenwetter, 1857
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) cichorii Olivier, 1790
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) confusa (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia barri Bílý, 1995
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) congregata Klug, 1829
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) fulgidipennis Lucas, 1846
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) israelita Abeille de P..., 1882
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolii (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) olympica Kiesenwetter, 1880
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) parallela Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) protractipennis Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) scutellaris Géné, 1839
Anthaxia scutellaris atlasica Théry, 1928
Anthaxia scutellaris semireducta Pic, 1911
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) senilis Wollaston, 1864
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1787
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) barri Bílý, 1995Heavy marsh crab
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) carmen Obenberger, 1912
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) emarginata Barr, 1971
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) knulli (Obenberger, 1928)⇒ Anthaxia californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) morio Fabricius, 1793
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) nigritula Ratzeburg, 1837
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) obesa Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) rugicollis Lucas, 1846
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) similis (E. Saunders, 1871)⇒ Anthaxia morio Fabricius, 1793
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) tenella Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anthaxia aenea Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia andreini Kerremans, 1907
Anthaxia andreinii Kerremans, 1907
Anthaxia artemis K. Daniel, 1904
Anthaxia bedeli Abeille de P..., 1893
Anthaxia bergrothi Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia binotata (Chevrolat, 1838)⇒ Anthaxia corsica corsica Reiche, 1861
Anthaxia boera Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia boissyi Levey, 1985
Anthaxia bonvouloirii Abeille de P..., 1869
Anthaxia braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia chlorophylla Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia congolana Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia crassa Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia cratomerina Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia dispar Kerremans, 1898
Anthaxia divina Reiche, 1850
Anthaxia escalerina Obenberger, 1923
Anthaxia eupoeta Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia fossifrons Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia fritschi Heyden, 1887
Anthaxia glabrifrons Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia gunningi Kerremans, 1911
Anthaxia hauzeri Kerremans, 1900
Anthaxia helladis (Obenberger, 1938)⇒ Anthaxia chevrieri Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia hilaris Gory, 1841
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia ikuthana Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia imperatrix Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia lecerfi Théry, 1930
Anthaxia lightfooti Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia limpopoensis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia malachitica Abeille de P..., 1893
Anthaxia mamorensis Théry, 1930Conch pea crab
Anthaxia marginata Thunberg, 1787
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Anthaxia monbasica Théry, 1930Tube pea crab
Anthaxia montana Kerremans, 1908
Anthaxia obscurans Obenberger, 1922Schmitt pea crab
Anthaxia obtectans Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia oneili Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia pacata Kerremans, 1913
Anthaxia pilifrons Kerremans, 1898
Anthaxia pleuralis Fairmaire, 1883
Anthaxia praecellens Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia protractula Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia pumila Klug, 1829
Anthaxia rothkirchi Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia rubifrons Kerremans, 1914
Anthaxia rudebecki Descarpentries, 1970
Anthaxia sculptipennis Obenberger, 1924
Anthaxia sedilloti Abeille de P..., 1893
Anthaxia senicula Schran, 1789
Anthaxia senicula senicula Schrank, 1789
Anthaxia sexualis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia splendida Chevrolat, 1838
Anthaxia sulcicollis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia tazaotana Cobos, 1956
Anthaxia tenuicula Boheman, 1860
Anthaxia thunbergi Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia triangularis Gory, 1841
Anthaxia truncata Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia turneri Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia vejdovskyi (Obenberger, 1914)⇒ Xenorhipis brendeli LeConte, 1866
Anthaxia vittipennis Kerremans, 1909Olive snapping shrimp
Aristosoma suturale Thunberg, 1789
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864Jewel Beetle
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Belionota fallaciosa Deyrolle, 1864
Belionota lineatopennis Solier, 1833Forceps snapping shrimp
Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829Jewel Beetle
Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Bilyaxia concinna Mannerheim, 1837
Bilyaxia cordillerae Obenberger, 1928
Bilyaxia obscurata Reed, 1873
Buprestis (Buprestis) bertheloti Laporte & Gory, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) flavoangulata Fairmaire, 1856
Buprestis (Buprestis) haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1780
Buprestis (Buprestis) novemmaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ptosima undecimmaculata undecimmaculata Herbst, 1784
Buprestis (Pseudyamina) douei Lucas, 1846
Buprestis (Stereosa) apricans Herbst, 1801Turpentine borer
Buprestis (Stereosa) decora (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Buprestis salisburyensis Herbst, 1801
Buprestis atlas Szallies, 1994
Buprestis biseta
Buprestis bosci (Laporte & Gory, 1837)⇒ Buprestis apricans Herbst, 1801
Buprestis picta Waterhouse, 1882
Buprestis pustulata
Castiarina aureola Carter, 1913
Castiarina distantia Barker, 1988
Castiarina ignea Blackburn, 1892
Castiarina nonyma Barker, 1996
Castiarina nullarborica Barker, 1996Zostera shrimp
Castiarina parvula Deuquet, 1956
Castiarina pictipennis Saunders, 1868
Castiarina rediviva Barker, 1990
Chalcogenia brandli Bílý, 2018
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
Chalcogenia impressicollis Fahraeus, 1851
Chalcoplia auripilis Obenberger, 1922
Chalcoplia nigritula Kerremans, 1909
Chalcoplia patricia Kerremans, 1892
Chalcoplia plicata Wiedemann, 1823
Chalcoplia subcostata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Chalcoplia thoracica Kerremans, 1903
Chalcoplia tricarinata
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) grancanariae Niehuis & Go..., 1999
Chrysobothris abyssinica Fairmaire, 1891
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris algoensis Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris amberestris ♰ C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris astarte Abeille de P..., 1895
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris capitata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris coelicolor Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris convexiuscula Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris costaricana Obenberger, 1917
Chrysobothris costifer Kerremans, 1909
Chrysobothris costifrons costifrons Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris cuprina Klug, 1829Pugnose caridina
Chrysobothris curlettii Magnani, 1995
Chrysobothris curta Kerremans, 1893
Chrysobothris delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Chrysobothris fatalis Harold, 1878
Chrysobothris marina Abeille de P..., 1907
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Chrysobothris regradata Wallengren, 1881
Chrysobothris serripes Schaeffer, 1905
Chrysobothris smaragdinea Kerremans, 1893
Chrysobothris transvalensis Obenberger, 1940Hilton shrimp
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Epistomentis pictus Gory, 1841
Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767Golden Buprestid
Megactenodes chrysifrons Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes ebenina Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes levior Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes reticulata Klug, 1855
Megactenodes tenuecostata Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes unicolor Gory & Laporte, 1837
Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanophila cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841
Melobasis (Melobasis) igniceps Saunders, 1876
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Paractenodes rudis Kerremans, 1893
Paraphrixia purpurea Olivier, 1790
Phaenops cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Melanophila cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Phaenops marmottani Fairmaire, 1868
Pseudactenodes chrysotis Illiger, 1800
Senegalisia semireticulata Chevrolat, 1838
Spectralia arcuata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Sphaerobothris dinauxi Théry, 1935
Thomassetia crassa Waterhouse, 1887
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia
Vadonaxia peyrierasi Descarpentries, 1969
Zulubuprestis reliquia Bellamy, 1991

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
4
120
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChalcophorini
Lacordaire, 1857
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
9
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCuridini
Holynski, 1988
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEpistomentini
Levey, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelobasini
Bílý, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhrixiini
Cobos, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStigmoderini
Lacordaire, 1985
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThomassetiini
Bellamy in Bellamy, d´Hotman, & Holm, 1987
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Buprestinae at artfakta.se
Buprestinae at dyntaxa.se
Buprestinae at itis.gov