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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
210
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
2
46
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
43
350
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
19
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
18 Genera with 145 Species
Actenodes Dejean, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Agaeocera Saunders, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 186519SpeciesTaxom
Bilyaxia Holynski, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1777Jewel Beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 200770SpeciesTaxom
Cypriacis Casey, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hesperorhipis Fall, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Juniperella Knull, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Knowltonia Fisher, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Nanularia Casey, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 19448SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerobothris Semenov & Ri..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Trachykele Marseul, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Trichinorhipis Barr, 19481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
145 Species
Actenodes calcaratus Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilaxia flavimana Gory, 1841
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aenescens (Casey, 1884)⇒ Anthaxia chevrieri Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) cupriola Barr, 1971
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) exasperans Cobos, 1958
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) expansa (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Anthaxia inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) helferiana Bílý, 1995
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) hurdi Cobos, 1958
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) leechi Cobos, 1958
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) nanula Casey, 1884
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) prasina Horn, 1882Wheat wireworm
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) retifer LeConte, 1860Motillo
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) simiola Casey, 1884
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) strigata (LeConte, 1859)⇒ Anthaxia aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) subprasina Cobos, 1958
Anthaxia binotata (Chevrolat, 1838)⇒ Anthaxia corsica corsica Reiche, 1861
Anthaxia deleta (C. von Heyden, 1865)⇒ Anthaxia caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Bilyaxia cordillerae Obenberger, 1928
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
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 (Knulliobuprestis) fremontia Burke, 1924
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) fremontiae Burke, 1924
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) gibbsii LeConte, 1857
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) viridisuturalis Nicolay & Weiss, 1918
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Buprestis (Stereosa) connexa Horn, 1875Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Buprestis salicis (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Anthaxia salicis salicis Fabricius, 1776
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris adelpha Harold, 1869
Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris arizonica Chamberlin, 1938Bigtree shoulderband
Chrysobothris atriplexae Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris bacchari Van Dyke, 1923Coyote Bush Buprestid
Chrysobothris barri Westcott, 1971
Chrysobothris beyeri Schaeffer, 1904
Chrysobothris californica LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris carinipennis LeConte, 1878
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris chamberliniana Fisher, 1948
Chrysobothris cuprascens LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris cupressicona Barr & Westcott, 1976
Chrysobothris cyanella Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris debilis LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris deserta Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris dolata Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris edwardsii Horn, 1886Alabama cave shrimp
Chrysobothris exesa LeConte, 1858Kalia
Chrysobothris falli Van Dyke, 1918
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris grindeliae Van Dyke, 1937
Chrysobothris harrisii Hentz, 1827Sand shrimp
Chrysobothris helferi Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris idahoensis Barr, 1969
Chrysobothris ignicollis Horn, 1885
Chrysobothris iris Van Dyke, 1937
Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris lilaceous Chamberlin, 1925
Chrysobothris lineatipennis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris lixa Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris lucana Horn, 1894
Chrysobothris ludificata Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886Pacific flat-headed borer
Chrysobothris merkelii Horn, 1886Merkel Buprestid
Chrysobothris micromorpha Fall, 1907
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris nelsoni Westcott & A..., 2006
Chrysobothris neopusilla Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris nixa Horn, 1886Cedar flatheaded borer
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris paragrindeliae Knull, 1943Monkey river prawn
Chrysobothris parapiuta Knull, 1938Madagascar scale prawn
Chrysobothris peninsularis Schaeffer, 1904
Chrysobothris piuta Wickham, 1903
Chrysobothris placida Kerremans, 1897
Chrysobothris prasina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris pseudotsugae Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris purpureoplagiata Schaeffer, 1904
Chrysobothris purpureovittata Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris purpurifrons Motschulsky, 1859
Chrysobothris quadriimpressa (Gory & Laporte, 1837)⇒ Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790
Chrysobothris quadrilineata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris roguensis Beer, 1967
Chrysobothris rossi Van Dyke, 1942Hairy river prawn
Chrysobothris schaefferi Obenberger, 1934Longarm river prawn
Chrysobothris semisculpta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris speculifer Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris subcylindrica Ménétries, 1859Gladiator prawn
Chrysobothris sylvania Fall, 1910Common prawn
Chrysobothris texana LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris viridiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris viridicyanea Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris vulcanica LeConte, 1861
Chrysobothris wickhami Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris wintu Wellso & Manley, 2007
Cypriacis venusta Casey, 1919
Hesperorhipis albofasciata Fall, 1930California longbeak
Hesperorhipis hyperbola Knull, 1938Coonstriped shrimp
Hesperorhipis jacumbae Knull, 1954
Hesperorhipis mirabilis Knull, 1937Ocean shrimp
Juniperella mirabilis Knull, 1947
Knowltonia biramosa Fisher, 1935
Knowltonia calida Knull, 1958
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila atropurpurea Say, 1823
Melanophila consputa LeConte, 1857Charcoal beetle
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Nanularia brunneata Knull, 1947
Nanularia californica Horn, 1875
Nanularia cupreofusca Casey, 1909
Nanularia monoensis Bellamy, 1987
Nanularia obrienorum Knull, 1971
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
Phaenops piniedulis Burke, 1908
Phaenops vandykei Obenberger, 1944
Spectralia purpurascens Schaeffer, 1905
Sphaerobothris (Sphaerobothris) platti Cazier, 1938
Sphaerobothris (Sphaerobothris) ulkei LeConte, 1860
Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865Western cedar borer
Trachykele hartmani Burke, 1920
Trachykele nimbosa Fall, 1906
Trachykele opulenta Fall, 1906Powderworm
Trichinorhipis knulli Barr, 1948

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in California
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChalcophorini
Lacordaire, 1857
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
4
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhrixiini
Cobos, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXenorhipidini
Cobos, 1986
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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