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Checklist for Subfamily Buprestinae Leach, 1815
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
89
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
38
138
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
38
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
11 Genera with 27 Species
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Aristosoma Saunders, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 0Jewel Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chalcoplia Saunders, 05SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrixia Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
27 Species
Agrilaxia tristis Cobos, 1972
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fulgurans Schran, 1789
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia hilaris Gory, 1841
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia marginata Thunberg, 1787
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Anthaxia splendida Chevrolat, 1838
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 nigritula Kerremans, 1909
Chalcoplia plicata Wiedemann, 1823
Chalcoplia subcostata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Chalcoplia thoracica Kerremans, 1903
Chalcoplia tricarinata
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841
Paraphrixia purpurea Olivier, 1790

Subnodes of Buprestinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeAnthaxiini
Gory & Laporte, 1839
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBuprestini
Leach, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChalcophorini
Lacordaire, 1857
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysobothrini
Gory & Laporte, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanophilini
Bedel, 1921
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStigmoderini
Lacordaire, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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