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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
59
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
27
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
27
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
7 Genera with 27 Species
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 193115SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
27 Species
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) plicata Kiesenwetter, 1859
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) knulli (Obenberger, 1928)⇒ Anthaxia californica Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia bergrothi Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia chlorophylla Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia congolana Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia cratomerina Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia imperatrix Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia oneili Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia pacata Kerremans, 1913
Anthaxia praecellens Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia protractula Obenberger, 1931
Anthaxia tenuicula Boheman, 1860
Anthaxia turneri Obenberger, 1931
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864Jewel Beetle
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829Jewel Beetle
Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Castiarina distantia Barker, 1988
Castiarina ignea Blackburn, 1892
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris fatalis Harold, 1878
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStigmoderini
Lacordaire, 1985
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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