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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1298
7004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1061
5507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
73
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
20
266
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
20
266
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
4
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
4 Genera with 55 Species
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 183830SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18648SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 192318SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
55 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Belionota (Belionota) bifasciata Neef de Sain..., 1993
Belionota (Belionota) blairi Neef de Sain..., 1994
Belionota (Belionota) bonvouloirii Deyrolle, 1864
Belionota (Belionota) borealis Barker, 1979
Belionota (Belionota) dryadula Carter, 1930
Belionota (Belionota) fulgidicollis Gestro, 1877
Belionota (Belionota) helferiana Cobos, 1957
Belionota (Belionota) holynskii Nylander, 2006
Belionota (Belionota) hudsoni Neef de Sainval, 1998
Belionota (Belionota) jakobsoni Obenberger, 1928Petroglyph shrimp
Belionota (Belionota) kumikoae Endo, 1998
Belionota kumikoae ribbei Neervoort Va..., 1885
Belionota (Belionota) longitarsis Nylander, 2008
Belionota (Belionota) loriae Kerremans, 1895
Belionota (Belionota) mariettae Nylander, 1993
Belionota (Belionota) meeki Théry, 1937
Belionota (Belionota) nylanderi Holynski, 2008
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota (Belionota) ribbei Neervoort Va..., 1885
Belionota (Belionota) ryoi Endo, 1998
Belionota (Belionota) sainvali Nylander, 2000
Belionota (Belionota) sedlaceki Barker, 1988
Belionota (Belionota) shelleybarkeri Nylander, 2006
Belionota (Belionota) suhandae Nylander, 2004
Belionota (Belionota) vicinus Kerremans, 1900
Belionota (Belionota) vicksoni Nylander, 2008
Belionota (Belionota) wallacei Deyrolle, 1864
Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864Jewel Beetle
Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829Jewel Beetle
Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) amberbakiana Thomson, 1879
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) cavifrons Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysobothris cavifrons papua Obenberger, 1932
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dubiosula Obenberger, 1928
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) microstigma Gestro, 1877
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) nigroviolacea Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) papuigena Obenberger, 1940
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) tristis (Deyrolle, 1864)⇒ Chrysobothris affinis affinis Fabricius, 1794
Melobasis (Briseis) papuana Obenberger, 1924Northern white shrimp
Melobasis (Diceropygus) adonis Obenberger, 1938
Melobasis (Diceropygus) auricollis Kerremans, 1895
Melobasis (Diceropygus) lixi Théry, 1923
Melobasis (Diceropygus) macleayi (Kerremans, 1892)⇒ Melobasis macleayana Obenberger, 1930
Melobasis (Diceropygus) nickerli Obenberger, 1938
Melobasis (Diceropygus) oleomaculata Obenberger, 1938Western white shrimp
Melobasis (Diceropygus) scutellaris Deyrolle, 1864
Melobasis (Diceropygus) variegata Théry, 1937
Melobasis (Melobasis) albertisii Théry, 1923
Melobasis (Melobasis) incerta Kerremans, 1892
Melobasis (Melobasis) jakowleffi (Kerremans, 1903)⇒ Melobasis maculata Deyrolle, 1864
Melobasis (Melobasis) lugubrina Kerremans, 1900
Melobasis (Melobasis) lugubris Théry, 1923
Melobasis (Melobasis) novaeguineae Bellamy, 2003
Melobasis (Melobasis) variabilis Lansberge, 1880
Melobasis (Paramelobasis) atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Melobasis (Paramelobasis) austera Théry, 1923

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in New Guinea
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelobasini
Bílý, 2000
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom



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