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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1507
4774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1337
3814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
157
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
19
105
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
19
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
6
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
6 Genera with 61 Species
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1879Jewel Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 186121SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Trachykele Marseul, 19064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
61 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia caseyi pseudotsugae Chamberlin, 1928
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia viridicornis Say, 1823
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aenescens (Casey, 1884)⇒ Anthaxia chevrieri Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) expansa (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Anthaxia inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) porella Barr, 1974
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) prasina Horn, 1882Wheat wireworm
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) retifer LeConte, 1860Motillo
Anthaxia deleta (C. von Heyden, 1865)⇒ Anthaxia caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Buprestis (Buprestis) consularis (Gory, 1841)⇒ Buprestis nuttalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1780
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) subornata LeConte, 1860
Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854Buprestid beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823Green metalic wood borer
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Buprestis saxigena Scudder, 1879Bristle snapping shrimp
Buprestis sepulta Scudder, 1879Queensland snapping shrimp
Buprestis tertiaria Scudder, 1879
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris breviloba Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris carinipennis LeConte, 1878
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris harrisii Hentz, 1827Sand shrimp
Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886Pacific flat-headed borer
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris nixa Horn, 1886Cedar flatheaded borer
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris oregona Chamberlin, 1934
Chrysobothris pseudotsugae Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris rotundicollis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris sylvania Fall, 1910Common prawn
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysobothris vulcanica LeConte, 1861
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Phaenops californica Van Dyke, 1918California flat-headed borer
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata Harris, 1830Hemlock borer
Phaenops gentilis LeConte, 1863Flatheaded pine borer
Phaenops intrusa Horn, 1882
Phaenops lecontei Obenberger, 1928
Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865Western cedar borer
Trachykele blondeli blondeli Marseul, 1865
Trachykele nimbosa Fall, 1906
Trachykele opulenta Fall, 1906Powderworm

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in British Columbia
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
1
21
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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