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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
2061
5829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1876
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
19
193
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
30
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
1 Family width 87 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers87SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
30 Genera with 87 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Agaeocera Saunders, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196310SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1953Jewel Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 192517SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Micrasta Kerremans, 19407SpeciesTaxom
Neotrachys Obenberger, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Peronaemis Waterhouse, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Sambomorpha Obenberger, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 193310SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoschema Thomson, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Xenorhipis LeConte, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
87 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera cruenta Olivier, 1790
Acmaeodera gundlachi Fisher, 1925
Acmaeodera subcylindrica Fisher, 1925
Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilus (Agrilus) aureus Chevrolat, 1838
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
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Buprestis zayasi Fisher, 1953
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris chactas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris gowdeyi Fisher, 1928
Chrysobothris haitiensis Fisher, 1930Bay shrimp
Chrysobothris hispaniola
Chrysobothris kotoensis Miwa & Chûj..., 1940
Chrysobothris marskae
Chrysobothris megacephala Gory & Laporte, 1837Sweet river prawn
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 wolcotti Fisher, 1925
Euchroma gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Halecia ignicollis Théry, 1923
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
Micrasta cubensis Fisher, 1930
Micrasta hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Micrasta monticola Fisher, 1940
Micrasta oakleyi Fisher, 1935Metallic wood-boring beetle
Micrasta ornata Fisher, 1935
Micrasta puertoricensis Fisher, 1940
Micrasta subcylindrica Fisher, 1940
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
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
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 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
Tetragonoschema quadratum Buquet, 1841
Trachys xenarthra Obenberger, 1937
Xenorhipis acunai Fisher, 1936

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Greater Antilles
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
30
87
Genera
Species

Taxom



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