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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Brigalow Belt North (Desert Uplands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
544
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
544
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
134
512
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
369
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
150
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
24
99
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
24
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
20
56
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brigalow Belt North
1 Family width 56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers56SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brigalow Belt North
20 Genera with 56 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Austrophorella Kerremans, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 186317SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophorotaenia Obenberger, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cisseis Laporte & Gory, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyphogastra Deyrolle, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Germarica Blackburn, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Nascio Laporte & Gory, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Neocuris Saunders, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Neospades Blackburn, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Notobubastes Carter, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanilara Théry, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotaenia Kerremans, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Selagis Dejean, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 18636SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brigalow Belt North
56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agrilus (Agrilus) australasiae Castelnau, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) doddi Carter, 1924
Astraeus (Astraeus) mastersi
Astraeus (Astraeus) mastersii MacLeay, 1872
Astraeus (Astraeus) pygmaeus van de Poll, 1886
Astraeus (Astraeus) simulator van de Poll, 1889
Austrophorella quadrisignata Saunders, 1872Yellowspotted jewel beetle
Castiarina andersoni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina athertonensis Barker, 1986
Castiarina brutella Thomson, 1879
Castiarina cinnamomea MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina dispar Blackburn, 1892
Castiarina distincta Saunders, 1868
Castiarina duaringae Carter, 1929Red-coral pistol shrimp
Castiarina erythroptera Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina fulviventris MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina guttaticollis Blackburn, 1890
Castiarina helmsi Carter, 1906
Castiarina mustelamajor Thomson, 1857
Castiarina nanula Kerremans, 1890
Castiarina placens Kerremans, 1898
Castiarina sexguttata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina sexplagiata Gory, 1841
Castiarina strigata MacLeay, 1863
Chalcophorotaenia cerata Kerremans, 1891
Chalcophorotaenia cuprascens Waterhouse, 1875
Chrysobothris subsimilis Thomson, 1879American grass shrimp
Cisseis acuducta (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Diphucrania acuducta Kirby, 1837
Cyphogastra pistor pistor Laporte & Gory, 1835
Cyphogastra pistor vulnerata Théry, 1908
Diphucrania acuducta Kirby, 1837
Germarica lilliputana Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) cyaneipennis Boheman, 1858Banded coral shrimp
Melobasis (Melobasis) gratiosissima Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) vittata Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis azureipennis (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Melobasis cyaneipennis Boheman, 1858
Melobasis vertebralis Carter, 1923Humpback prawn
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Nascio simillima van de Poll, 1886Eastern school shrimp
Neocuris gracilis MacLeay, 1872
Neospades chrysopygia Germar, 1848
Neospades chrysopygius Germer, 1848
Neospades simplex Blackburn, 1888
Notobubastes orientalis Carter, 1924
Pseudanilara purpureicollis MacLeay, 1872
Pseudotaenia ajax Saunders, 1872
Pseudotaenia quadrisignata (Saunders, 1872)⇒ Austrophorella quadrisignata Saunders, 1872
Pseudotaenia salamandra Thomson, 1879
Selagis caloptera Boisduval, 1835
Selagis splendens MacLeay, 1872
Selagis viridicyanea Fairmaire, 1877
Temognatha carpentariae Blackburn, 1892
Temognatha excisicollis MacLeay, 1863
Temognatha maculiventris MacLeay, 1863
Temognatha obesissima obesissima Thomson, 1879
Temognatha similis Saunders, 1868
Temognatha vitticollis MacLeay, 1863

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Brigalow Belt North
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
20
56
Genera
Species

Taxom



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