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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
712
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
612
1141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
34
246
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
213
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
12
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
1 Family width 26 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers26SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namaqualand
12 Genera with 26 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Monosacra Thomson, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1839metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Strandissa Obenberger, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Thomassetia Théry, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
26 Species
Acmaeodera bistriguttata Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera glabra Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822Citrus bark borer
Anthaxia braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia hilaris Gory, 1841
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Julodis brevicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Julodis chevrolatii Laporte, 1835
Julodis egho Gory, 1840
Julodis humeralis Gory, 1840
Julodis sulcicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Julodis viridipes Laporte, 1835
Meliboeus gilli Obenberger, 1931
Monosacra lalandi Laporte & Gory, 1836
Monosacra oculata Thumberg, 1789
Neojulodis picta Thunberg, 1827
Oedisterna carinata Kerremans, 1911
Oedisterna livida Péringuey, 1892
Oedisterna peringueyi Kerremans, 1911
Polycesta fossulata Péringuey, 1886
Sphenoptera bodongi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Strandissa limbata Péringuey, 1892
Thomassetia crassa Waterhouse, 1887

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Namaqualand
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
12
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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