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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
66
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
17
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
1 Family width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers31SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
17 Genera with 31 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Chrysaspina Saunders, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysaspis Saunders, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Maublancia Bellamy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Nickerleola Obenberger, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Paractenodes Théry, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Parataenia Kerremans, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudactenodes Kerremans, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1916metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tristria Stål, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus ciradi Curletti, 2002
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus ostrinus Kerremans, 1892
Agrilus overlaeti Burgeon, 1941
Agrilus scottoi Curletti & D..., 2017
Anthaxia rothkirchi Obenberger, 1922
Aphanisticus rhynchophorus Obenberger, 1928
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Belionota fallaciosa Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysaspis aurovittata Saunders, 1867
Chrysaspis ignipennis Harold, 1879
Chrysaspis luluensis Burgeon, 1941
Chrysaspis propinqua Saunders, 1874
Chrysaspis viridipennis Saunders, 1869
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Lampetis gorilla Thomson, 1858
Maublancia maublanci Lepesme & Br..., 1956
Megactenodes chrysifrons Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes ebenina Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes unicolor Gory & Laporte, 1837
Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Oedisterna bisulcata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Paractenodes rudis Kerremans, 1893
Parataenia chrysochlora Palisot de B..., 1805
Parataenia orbicularis Kerremans, 1892
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera heynei Obenberger, 1916
Tristria discoidalis Bolivar, 1890
Tristria marginicosta Karsch, 1896

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
17
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



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