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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
3263
9002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
3021
8293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
247
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
42
256
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
42
256
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
10
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
10 Genera with 47 Species
Actenodes Dejean, 188211SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 200723SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Conognatha Eschscholtz, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eudiana Leraut, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Mixochlorus Waterhouse, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
47 Species
Actenodes admirabilis Obenberger, 1932
Actenodes calcaratus Chevrolat, 1835
Actenodes chalybaeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes humeralis Waterhouse, 1882
Actenodes intermedia Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Actenodes sallei Thomson, 1878
Actenodes simi Fisher, 1940
Actenodes solisi Barries, 2007
Actenodes undulatus Waterhouse, 1882
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia callicera Gerstäcker, 1884
Buprestis (Buprestis) octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) affinis Fabricius, 1794Beetle
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris analis LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris beeri (Barr, 1969)⇒ Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris belti Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris brevitarsis Nelson, 1975
Chrysobothris capitata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris chactas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris convexiuscula Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris costaricana Obenberger, 1917
Chrysobothris delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Chrysobothris icthymorpha
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris pseudacutipennis Obenberger, 1940Oriental river prawn
Chrysobothris sallaei Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris sexpunctata Fabricius, 1801
Chrysobothris thomsoni Waterhouse, 1887Balcones cave shrimp
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris wintu Wellso & Manley, 2007
Colobogaster goryi Obenberger, 1934
Colobogaster hustachei Théry, 1920
Colobogaster puncticollis Waterhouse, 1887
Colobogaster quadridentata Fabricius, 1793
Conognatha bifasciata Waterhouse, 1882
Eudiana limbata Waterhouse, 1882Madagascar nylon shrimp
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Mixochlorus suturalis Waterhouse, 1887
Spectralia arcuata Laporte & Gory, 1837

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
3
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhrixiini
Cobos, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStigmoderini
Lacordaire, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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