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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
624
10531
30355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
10516
30326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
595
10384
30019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
368
8207
24054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
2812
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
92
2579
8070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
22
266
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
2
43
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antilles
2 Families width 137 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers136SpeciesTaxom
Schizopodidae LeConte, 1859False Jewel Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antilles
43 Genera with 137 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTX
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 198111SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Agaeocera Saunders, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196312SpeciesTaxom
Anambodera Barr, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1953Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 192526SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euplectalecia Obenberger, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoscelimorpha Horn, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Micrasta Kerremans, 194011SpeciesTaxom
Neotrachys Obenberger, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Peronaemis Waterhouse, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Psiloptera Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Sambomorpha Obenberger, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 192513SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoschema Thomson, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Xenorhipis LeConte, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
137 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) dolorosa (Fall, 1899)⇒ Acmaeodera quadrifasciata pruneri Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) jocosa Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) bipunctata Olivier, 1790
Acmaeodera cruenta Olivier, 1790
Acmaeodera danforthi Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera gundlachi Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera subcylindrica Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera villiersi Descarpentries, 1981
Actenodes marmoratus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilus (Agrilus) aureus Chevrolat, 1838
Agrilus (Agrilus) coxalis Waterhouse, 1889Goldspotted oak borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) latifrons Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus crapulellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus jamaicensis Hespenheide, 1997
Agrilus squalus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anambodera gemina Horn, 1878
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1787
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) istriana Rosenhauer, 1847
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758Metallic wood-boring beetle
Aphanisticus cochinchinae Obenberger, 1924Fendlerbush
Aphanisticus cochinchinae seminulum Obenberger, 1929Jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Buprestis zayasi Fisher, 1953
Castiarina bella Saunders, 1871
Castiarina rufipennis Kirby, 1818
Castiarina sexguttata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina sexplagiata Gory, 1841
Chalcophora humboldti Laporte & Gory, 1836
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris beeri (Barr, 1969)⇒ Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris bella Fisher, 1925
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris chactas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris frontiscalla Domínguez & ..., 1971
Chrysobothris gowdeyi Fisher, 1928
Chrysobothris guadeloupensis Descarpentries, 1981
Chrysobothris haitiensis Fisher, 1930Bay shrimp
Chrysobothris hispaniola
Chrysobothris kotoensis Miwa & Chûj..., 1940
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris marskae
Chrysobothris marskeae Maier & Ivie, 2013
Chrysobothris megacephala Gory & Laporte, 1837Sweet river prawn
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris parvofoveata Fisher, 1925
Chrysobothris schaefferi Obenberger, 1934Longarm river prawn
Chrysobothris sexfasciata Schaeffer, 1919Everglade Key pencilflower
Chrysobothris thoracica Fabricius, 1798
Chrysobothris thoracicus (Schaeffer, 1905)⇒ Chrysobothris schaefferi Obenberger, 1934
Chrysobothris tranquebarica Gmelin, 1790Australian pine borer
Chrysobothris wintu Wellso & Manley, 2007
Chrysobothris wolcotti Fisher, 1925
Ctenicerium blissus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Dicerca (Dicerca) alni Fischer von ..., 1824
Diphucrania roseocuprea Hope, 1846
Euchroma gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Euplectalecia erythropa Gory, 1840
Glyptoscelimorpha (Glyptoscelimorpha) marmorata Horn, 1893
Halecia ignicollis Théry, 1923
Hylaeogena kirschi Obenberger, 1925
Lampetis aurata Saunders, 1871
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis scintillans Waterhouse, 1877
Lampetis torquata Dalman, 1823
Leiopleura darlingtoni Fisher, 1940
Leiopleura gibbipennis Fisher, 1940
Leiopleura iviei Hespenheide ..., 2004
Leiopleura otero Fisher, 1935
Mastogenius howdenorum Manley, 1990
Melobasis (Melobasis) purpurascens Fabricius, 1801Western king prawn
Micrasta creola Obenberger, 1936
Micrasta cubensis Fisher, 1930
Micrasta gyleki Obenberger, 1917
Micrasta hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Micrasta monticola Fisher, 1940
Micrasta oakleyi Fisher, 1935Metallic wood-boring beetle
Micrasta ornata Fisher, 1935
Micrasta puertoricensis Fisher, 1940
Micrasta pygmaeola Obenberger, 1917
Micrasta strandi Obenberger, 1936
Micrasta subcylindrica Fisher, 1940
Neotrachys dominicanus Théry, 1947
Neotrachys fennahi Théry, 1940
Neotrachys guadeloupensis Fleutiaux & ..., 1890
Neotrachys hoffmani Fisher, 1930
Pachyschelus collaris Laporte & Gory, 1840
Pachyschelus cupricauda Fisher, 1922
Paragrilus transitorius Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus trifoveolatus Waterhouse, 1889
Paratyndaris antillarum Fisher, 1940
Pelecopselaphus chevrolatii Saunders, 1874
Peronaemis cupricollis Fisher, 1949
Peronaemis elegans Fisher, 1930
Peronaemis monticolus Fisher, 1936
Phaenops californica Van Dyke, 1918California flat-headed borer
Phaenops gentilis LeConte, 1863Flatheaded pine borer
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta (Polycesta) goryi Saunders, 1871
Polycesta depressa Linnaeus, 1771
Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
Polycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
Polycesta thomae Chevrolat, 1838
Psiloptera fulgida Olivier, 1790
Sambomorpha clarki Hespenheide, 1990
Sambus macromerus Montrouzier, 1860
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Taphrocerus aeneocupreus Fisher, 1925
Taphrocerus albomaculatus Fisher, 1928
Taphrocerus bruneri Fisher, 1930
Taphrocerus chalumeaui Hespenheide, 1998
Taphrocerus constantini Brûlé, 2012
Taphrocerus depilis Kerremans, 1896
Taphrocerus elegans Fisher, 1925
Taphrocerus exiguus Obenberger, 1934
Taphrocerus finitimus Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus haitiensis Fisher, 1949
Taphrocerus psilopteroides Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus subglaber Fisher, 1925
Tetragonoschema quadratum Buquet, 1841
Trachys xenarthra Obenberger, 1937
Xenorhipis acunai Fisher, 1936

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Antilles
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
42
136
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySchizopodidae
LeConte, 1859
False Jewel Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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