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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
155
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
49
202
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
49
202
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
15
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
15 Genera with 44 Species
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anilara Saunders, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 190917SpeciesTaxom
Aristosoma Saunders, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 0Jewel Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chalcoplia Saunders, 07SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrixia Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Thomassetia Théry, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
44 Species
Agrilaxia tristis Cobos, 1972
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fulgurans Schran, 1789
Anthaxia boera Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia hilaris Gory, 1841
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia lightfooti Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia marginata Thunberg, 1787
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Anthaxia sculptipennis Obenberger, 1924
Anthaxia sexualis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia splendida Chevrolat, 1838
Anthaxia sulcicollis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia thunbergi Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia truncata Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia vittipennis Kerremans, 1909Olive snapping shrimp
Aristosoma suturale Thunberg, 1789
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Buprestis biseta
Buprestis picta Waterhouse, 1882
Buprestis pustulata
Castiarina rediviva Barker, 1990
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
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) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris algoensis Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris coelicolor Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841
Melobasis (Melobasis) igniceps Saunders, 1876
Paraphrixia purpurea Olivier, 1790
Thomassetia crassa Waterhouse, 1887
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChalcophorini
Lacordaire, 1857
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCuridini
Holynski, 1988
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelobasini
Bílý, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStigmoderini
Lacordaire, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThomassetiini
Bellamy in Bellamy, d´Hotman, & Holm, 1987
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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