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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
75
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
23
61
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
1 Family width 61 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers61SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
23 Genera with 61 Species
#ABHKLMPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Afrophorella Obenberger, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Agelia Laporte & Gory, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 200213SpeciesTaxom
Amblysterna Saunders, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Ankareus Kerremans, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Habroloma Thomson, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Kamosia Kerremans, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Planidia Kerremans, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Sakalianus Jendek, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sjoestedtius Théry, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1926metallic wood-boring beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
61 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera foudrasii Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera jeanneli Kerremans, 1914
Acmaeodera raffrayi Gestro, 1881
Acmaeodera subprasina Marseul, 1867
Afrophorella africana Thomson, 1879
Agelia lordi Walker, 1871
Agelia petelii Gory, 1840
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus claudulus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus desertus Klug, 1829
Agrilus electus Kerremans, 1897
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meleager Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus omphax Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus ostentator Kerremans, 1900
Agrilus owas Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agrilus ussuricola Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002
Amblysterna johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Ankareus bellamyi
Ankareus tsavoensis Bellamy, 1991
Anthaxia crassa Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia ikuthana Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia monbasica Théry, 1930Tube pea crab
Anthaxia montana Kerremans, 1908
Anthaxia pilifrons Kerremans, 1898
Aphanisticus nodosus Gerstäcker, 1871
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Kamosia indigacea Obenberger, 1924
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis guttulata Kraatz, 1898
Lampetis limbalis Laporte & Gory, 1837
Lampetis punctatissima Fabricius, 1775
Lampetis quadriareolata Fåhraeus, 1851
Megactenodes tenuecostata Quedenfeldt, 1886
Megactenodes unicolor Gory & Laporte, 1837
Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Meliboeus albopilosus Kerremans, 1899
Planidia hauseri Obenberger, 1931Spineback hairy crab
Pseudagrilus beryllinus Fahraeus, 1851
Pseudagrilus sophorae Fabricius, 1793
Pseudagrilus subfasciatus Kerremans, 1898
Sambus montanus Kerremans, 1908
Sjoestedtius arrowi Obenberger, 1922
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera grotsi Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera melobasina Obenberger, 1926
Steraspis divina Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis fastuosa Gerstäcker, 1871
Steraspis hyaena Thomson, 1879
Steraspis modesta Kerremans, 1895
Steraspis subbrevicornis Thomson, 1879
Trachys dabraxus Obenberger, 1937
Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937
Trachys schultzei Kerremans, 1907
Trachys solivagus Obenberger, 1937Pom-pom crab
Trachys swiertsrae Obenberger, 1937
Trachys zavattarii Obenberger, 1940
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
23
61
Genera
Species

Taxom



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