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Dutch species names of Superfamily
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
Class
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Family
Buprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
1090
32636
Genera
Species
Family
Glaphyropteridae
♰
Pongracz, 1935
1
28
Genus
Species
Family
Schizopodidae
♰
LeConte, 1859
⇒ Buprestidae
False Jewel Beetles
7
19
Genera
Species
Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of
Buprestoidea
English
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
Finnish
Kauniaismaiset
Norwegian
Praktbiller
Distribution and Species lists of Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
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Afghanistan
1 Families 11 Genera 19 Species
Albania
1 Families 7 Genera 15 Species
Algeria
1 Families 27 Genera 119 Species
Andorra
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Angola
1 Families 8 Genera 20 Species
Argentina
1 Families 50 Genera 118 Species
Armenia
1 Families 16 Genera 56 Species
Australia
1 Families 118 Genera 1698 Species
Austria
2 Families 27 Genera 137 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Families 16 Genera 37 Species
Bahamas
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Bangladesh
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species
Barbados
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Belarus
1 Families 9 Genera 30 Species
Belgium
1 Families 16 Genera 65 Species
Belize
1 Families 6 Genera 4 Species
Benin
1 Families 3 Genera 8 Species
Bhutan
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Bolivia
1 Families 19 Genera 51 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families 14 Genera 45 Species
Botswana
1 Families 12 Genera 34 Species
Brazil
1 Families 66 Genera 301 Species
Bulgaria
1 Families 25 Genera 115 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Burundi
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Cambodia
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Cameroon
1 Families 17 Genera 31 Species
Canada
1 Families 43 Genera 271 Species
Cape Verde
1 Families 8 Genera 13 Species
Central African Republic
1 Families 7 Genera 14 Species
Chad
1 Families 3 Genera 6 Species
Chile
1 Families 30 Genera 79 Species
China
3 Families 47 Genera 195 Species
Colombia
1 Families 40 Genera 171 Species
Comoros
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Families 42 Genera 256 Species
Croatia
1 Families 14 Genera 69 Species
Cuba
1 Families 19 Genera 34 Species
Cyprus
1 Families 14 Genera 46 Species
Czech Republic
1 Families 27 Genera 135 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families 12 Genera 29 Species
Denmark
1 Families 16 Genera 42 Species
Djibouti
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Dominica
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Families 12 Genera 16 Species
East Timor
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Ecuador
1 Families 23 Genera 45 Species
Egypt
1 Families 14 Genera 27 Species
El Salvador
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Eritrea
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Estonia
1 Families 16 Genera 64 Species
Ethiopia
1 Families 13 Genera 18 Species
Fiji
1 Families 6 Genera 10 Species
Finland
1 Families 19 Genera 80 Species
France
2 Families 63 Genera 353 Species
Gabon
1 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Gambia
1 Families 7 Genera 16 Species
Georgia
1 Families 22 Genera 68 Species
Germany
2 Families 52 Genera 293 Species
Ghana
1 Families 3 Genera 9 Species
Greece
1 Families 31 Genera 213 Species
Grenada
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Guatemala
1 Families 10 Genera 23 Species
Guinea
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Guyana
1 Families 9 Genera 6 Species
Haiti
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species
Honduras
1 Families 18 Genera 47 Species
Hungary
1 Families 18 Genera 75 Species
Iceland
1 Families 9 Genera 11 Species
India
2 Families 31 Genera 112 Species
Indonesia
1 Families 46 Genera 321 Species
Iran
1 Families 17 Genera 61 Species
Iraq
1 Families 7 Genera 15 Species
Ireland
1 Families 12 Genera 24 Species
Israel
1 Families 15 Genera 39 Species
Italy
1 Families 42 Genera 278 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Families 7 Genera 26 Species
Jamaica
1 Families 8 Genera 12 Species
Japan
1 Families 41 Genera 284 Species
Jordan
1 Families 12 Genera 22 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Families 23 Genera 55 Species
Kenya
1 Families 23 Genera 61 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Families 9 Genera 15 Species
Laos
1 Families 10 Genera 59 Species
Latvia
1 Families 12 Genera 29 Species
Lebanon
1 Families 12 Genera 22 Species
Lesotho
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Liberia
1 Families 18 Genera 47 Species
Libya
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species
Lithuania
2 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Luxembourg
1 Families 8 Genera 36 Species
Madagascar
1 Families 35 Genera 87 Species
Malawi
1 Families 9 Genera 17 Species
Malaysia
1 Families 42 Genera 183 Species
Mali
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Malta
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mauritania
1 Families 2 Genera 6 Species
Mauritius
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Mexico
1 Families 63 Genera 628 Species
Micronesia
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Moldova
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Monaco
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mongolia
1 Families 33 Genera 79 Species
Montenegro
1 Families 15 Genera 41 Species
Morocco
1 Families 22 Genera 78 Species
Mozambique
1 Families 25 Genera 82 Species
Myanmar
1 Families 11 Genera 31 Species
Namibia
1 Families 27 Genera 121 Species
Nepal
1 Families 4 Genera 8 Species
Netherlands
1 Families 27 Genera 84 Species
New Zealand
1 Families 10 Genera 22 Species
Nicaragua
1 Families 16 Genera 35 Species
Niger
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Nigeria
1 Families 4 Genera 16 Species
North Korea
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Norway
1 Families 27 Genera 100 Species
Oman
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Pakistan
1 Families 12 Genera 19 Species
Palau
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Palestine
1 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Panama
1 Families 25 Genera 114 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Families 16 Genera 37 Species
Paraguay
1 Families 24 Genera 50 Species
Peru
1 Families 37 Genera 70 Species
Philippines
1 Families 49 Genera 237 Species
Poland
1 Families 16 Genera 79 Species
Portugal
1 Families 20 Genera 57 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Families 5 Genera 16 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Families 87 Genera 415 Species
Romania
1 Families 15 Genera 40 Species
Russia
1 Families 40 Genera 153 Species
Rwanda
1 Families 3 Genera 7 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Samoa
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Senegal
1 Families 9 Genera 20 Species
Serbia
1 Families 17 Genera 79 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Families 9 Genera 13 Species
Singapore
1 Families 9 Genera 36 Species
Slovakia
1 Families 26 Genera 125 Species
Slovenia
1 Families 12 Genera 50 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Families 20 Genera 29 Species
Somalia
1 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
South Korea
1 Families 17 Genera 49 Species
South Sudan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Spain
1 Families 39 Genera 184 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Families 15 Genera 51 Species
Sudan
1 Families 8 Genera 19 Species
Suriname
1 Families 6 Genera 5 Species
Sweden
2 Families 46 Genera 188 Species
Switzerland
1 Families 36 Genera 150 Species
Syria
1 Families 18 Genera 49 Species
Taiwan
1 Families 42 Genera 282 Species
Tajikistan
1 Families 11 Genera 33 Species
Tanzania
1 Families 25 Genera 105 Species
Thailand
1 Families 46 Genera 136 Species
Togo
1 Families 7 Genera 13 Species
Tonga
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Families 7 Genera 30 Species
Tunisia
1 Families 17 Genera 36 Species
Turkey
1 Families 36 Genera 236 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Families 21 Genera 75 Species
Uganda
1 Families 8 Genera 27 Species
Ukraine
1 Families 22 Genera 56 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Families 6 Genera 11 Species
United Kingdom
2 Families 63 Genera 334 Species
Uruguay
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
USA
2 Families 92 Genera 1087 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Families 15 Genera 50 Species
Vanuatu
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Venezuela
1 Families 14 Genera 19 Species
Vietnam
1 Families 15 Genera 86 Species
Yemen
1 Families 7 Genera 13 Species
Zambia
1 Families 15 Genera 33 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Families 34 Genera 165 Species
Distribution on islands
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Anak Krakatau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Azores
1 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Bathurst Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bruny Island
1 Families 2 Genera 6 Species
Burra
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Capricorn Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Clarke Island
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
El Hierro
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Fuerteventura
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Gotska Sandön
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Hebrides
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Hiiumaa
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Inner Hebrides
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Islands of Chile
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kai Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Krakatoa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Gomera
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
La Palma
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Langkawi
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Långören
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Lanzarote
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Lord Howe Island
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Macaronesia
1 Families 15 Genera 35 Species
Masthead Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Moa Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Møn
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Northern Isles
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Pine Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Prince of Wales Island (Queensland)
1 Families 6 Genera 5 Species
Rottnest Island
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Ruhnu
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Santa Catalina Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Santa Cruz Island
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Santa Maria Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Scalloway Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Shetland Mainland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Skye
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Stradbroke Island
1 Families 5 Genera 16 Species
Tenerife
1 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Ternate
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Thursday Island
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Vancouver Island
1 Families 11 Genera 26 Species
Wellington
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Families 9 Genera 20 Species
Green River Formation
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Rott Formation
2 Families 4 Genera 8 Species
Tiaojishan Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
Yixian Formation
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Links, sources and further information
Buprestoidea at
artfakta.se
Buprestoidea at
dyntaxa.se
Buprestoidea at
itis.gov