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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1204
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1043
1929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
111
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
21
47
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
1 Family width 47 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers47SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
21 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCDLMPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19637SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1775Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 20078SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
47 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) amplicollis LeConte, 1866
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornata Fabricius, 1775
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Actenodes auronotatus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) crinicornis Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) fallax Say, 1833
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) fisheri Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus cochinchinae Obenberger, 1924Fendlerbush
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Buprestis) consularis (Gory, 1841)⇒ Buprestis nuttalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Buprestis (Stereosa) apricans Herbst, 1801Turpentine borer
Buprestis (Stereosa) decora (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Buprestis salisburyensis Herbst, 1801
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Castiarina insculpta Carter, 1934Miena jewel beetle
Castiarina rectifasciata Saunders, 1868
Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857Southern Sculpted Pine Borer Beetle
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris adelpha Harold, 1869
Chrysobothris analis LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris chrysoela Illiger, 1800Orange chrysobothris
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris shawnee Wellso & Manley, 2007
Dicerca (Dicerca) lurida Fabricius, 1775
Dicerca (Dicerca) obscura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dicerca berolinensis Herbst, 1779
Dicerca (Dicerca) spreta Gory, 1841
Diphucrania chalcophora Barker, 2001
Leiopleura carbonata LeConte, 1860
Mastogenius subcyaneus LeConte, 1860
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Polycesta (Tularensia) elata LeConte, 1858Kalia
Ptosima gibbicollis Say, 1823Redbud Borer
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Alabama
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
21
47
Genera
Species

Taxom



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