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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Florissant Fossil Beds (Teller County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1185
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
259
1184
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
1167
2054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
980
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
61
396
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
356
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
49
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
9
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family width 20 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florissant Fossil Beds
9 Genera with 20 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Brachyspathus Wickham, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1879Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 19144SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florissant Fossil Beds
20 Species
Agrilus praepolitus ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914
Anthaxia exhumata ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1913
Brachyspathus curiosus ♰ Wickham, 1917
Buprestis florissantensis ♰ Wickham, 1914
Buprestis megistarche ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1926
Buprestis scudderi ♰ Wickham, 1914
Buprestis tertiaria ♰ Scudder, 1879
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris coloradensis ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914
Chrysobothris gahani ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Chrysobothris haydeni ♰ Scudder, 1876
Chrysobothris suppressa ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914
Dicerca eurydice ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914
Melanophila cockerellae ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melanophila handlirschi ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melanophila heeri ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914
Ptosima abyssa ♰ Wickham, 1912
Ptosima schaefferi ♰ (Wickham, 1912)⇒ Ptosima laeta Waterhouse, 1882
Ptosima silvatica ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914
Ptosima sylvatica Wickham, 1914

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Florissant Fossil Beds
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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