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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
13
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
1 Family width 19 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
13 Genera with 19 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 0Jewel Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Nastella Kerremans, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrixia Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
19 Species
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fulgurans Schran, 1789
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Buprestis biseta
Buprestis picta Waterhouse, 1882
Buprestis pustulata
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Julodis albomaculata Boheman, 1860
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis morbillosa Olivier, 1790
Meliboeus nodosus Thunberg, 1827
Meliboeus trisulcus Thunberg, 1827
Nastella chalcodes Wiedemann, 1821
Neojulodis papillosa Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis setosa Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis tomentosa Olivier, 1790
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Paraphrixia purpurea Olivier, 1790
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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