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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
3249
10843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
2978
9806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
310
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
2
47
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
46
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
14
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
14 Genera with 62 Species
Actenodes Dejean, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Agaeocera Saunders, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1953Jewel Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 192529SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Oaxacanthaxia Bellamy, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Peronaemis Waterhouse, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoschema Thomson, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Xenorhipis LeConte, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
62 Species
Actenodes auronotatus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes marmoratus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1787
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) istriana Rosenhauer, 1847
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758Metallic wood-boring beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis (Cypriacis) striata Fabricius, 1775Coral snapping shrimp
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787
Buprestis (Stereosa) apricans Herbst, 1801Turpentine borer
Buprestis (Stereosa) decora (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Buprestis salisburyensis Herbst, 1801
Buprestis (Stereosa) salisburyensis Herbst, 1801
Buprestis hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Buprestis zayasi Fisher, 1953
Castiarina bella Saunders, 1871
Castiarina rufipennis Kirby, 1818
Castiarina sexguttata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina sexplagiata Gory, 1841
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris beeri (Barr, 1969)⇒ Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris bella Fisher, 1925
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris chactas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris cornigera Fisher, 1944
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris frontiscalla Domínguez & ..., 1971
Chrysobothris gowdeyi Fisher, 1928
Chrysobothris guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981
Chrysobothris haitiensis Fisher, 1930Bay shrimp
Chrysobothris hispaniola
Chrysobothris kotoensis Miwa & Chûj..., 1940
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris marskae
Chrysobothris marskeae Maier & Ivie, 2013
Chrysobothris megacephala Gory & Laporte, 1837Sweet river prawn
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris parvofoveata Fisher, 1925
Chrysobothris schaefferi Obenberger, 1934Longarm river prawn
Chrysobothris sexfasciata Schaeffer, 1919Everglade Key pencilflower
Chrysobothris thoracica Fabricius, 1798
Chrysobothris thoracicus (Schaeffer, 1905)⇒ Chrysobothris schaefferi Obenberger, 1934
Chrysobothris tranquebarica Gmelin, 1790Australian pine borer
Chrysobothris viridiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris wintu Wellso & Manley, 2007
Chrysobothris wolcotti Fisher, 1925
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis (Melobasis) purpurascens Fabricius, 1801Western king prawn
Oaxacanthaxia bicolorata Bellamy, 2011
Peronaemis cupricollis Fisher, 1949
Peronaemis elegans Fisher, 1930
Peronaemis monticolus Fisher, 1936
Phaenops californica Van Dyke, 1918California flat-headed borer
Phaenops gentilis LeConte, 1863Flatheaded pine borer
Tetragonoschema quadratum Buquet, 1841
Tetragonoschema trinidadense Bellamy, 1991
Xenorhipis acunai Fisher, 1936

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
2
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelobasini
Bílý, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhrixiini
Cobos, 1975
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStigmoderini
Lacordaire, 1985
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThomassetiini
Bellamy in Bellamy, d´Hotman, & Holm, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXenorhipidini
Cobos, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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