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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3218
5859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3215
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3111
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2605
4789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
772
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
653
1040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
70
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
17
50
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Illinois
1 Family width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers50SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Illinois
17 Genera with 50 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196322SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1790Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Texania Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Illinois
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Agrilaxia flavimana Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) acutipennis Mannerheim, 1837Spotworm Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) arcuatus Say, 1825Hickory spiral borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) difficilis Gory, 1841Flatheaded Locust Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) fallax Say, 1833
Agrilus (Agrilus) frosti Knull, 1920
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) quadriguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) subcinctus Gory, 1841
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus pygaera Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridicornis Say, 1823
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia viridicornis Say, 1823
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys aeruginosus Gory, 1841
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Brachys tesselatus Fabricius, 1801
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris chlorocephala Gory, 1841
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839Rattlebox
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) lurida Fabricius, 1775
Dicerca (Dicerca) obscura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dicerca berolinensis Herbst, 1779
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Pachyschelus laevigatus Say, 1833
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Spectralia gracilipes Melsheimer, 1845
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Texania campestris Say, 1823Hardwood Heartwood Buprestid

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
17
50
Genera
Species

Taxom



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