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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Paleogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
634
4230
9101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
4225
9075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
4092
8841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
3170
7222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
1198
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
100
1096
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
22
177
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
3
39
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paleogene
3 Families width 148 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers133SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 193514SpeciesTaxom
Schizopodidae LeConte, 1859False Jewel Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paleogene
39 Genera with 148 Species
#ABCDEILMPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Ancylochira Eschscholtz, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 199615SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Archelater Carpenter, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Brachyspathus Wickham, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1950Jewel Beetle28SpeciesTaxom
Buprestites Heer, 184914SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochroa Dejean, 1940metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cinyra Laporte & Gory, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Electrapate Yablokov-Khn..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Eoanthaxites Haupt, 19566SpeciesTaxom
Eolampra Zhang, Sun &..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Euryopterites Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Eurythyrea Dejean, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Iridotaenia Deyrolle, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lamprodila Motschulsky, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Metabuprestium Alexeev, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Microjulodis Haupt, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Philanthaxoides Bílý & Kirej..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Psiloptera Dejean, 193516SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1915metallic wood-boring beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Stigmodera Eschscholtz, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Stizonotus Haupt, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paleogene
148 Species
Acmaeodera abyssa H. F. Wickham, 1912
Acmaeodera perreaui Piton, 1940
Acmaeodera schaefferi H. F. Wickham, 1912
Agrilus baueri C. von Heyden, 1862
Agrilus praepolitus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Ancylochira oligostriata Piton & Théo..., 1937
Ancylochira pinguis Piton, 1940
Ancylochira striatopunctata Piton, 1940
Ancylochira violaceocyanescens Piton, 1940
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia beneckei B. Förster, 1891
Anthaxia biimpressa L. Piton, 1940
Anthaxia carniolica Pongracz, 1935
Anthaxia eocenica Bílý, 1996
Anthaxia exhumata H. F. Wickham, 1913
Anthaxia geiseltalensis Weidlich, 1987
Anthaxia haupti Bílý, 1995
Anthaxia maculipennis Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia punctifera Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia quadrimaculata Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia rubididorsa Haupt, 1956
Anthaxia ventricosa L. Piton, 1940
Anthaxia viridicyanea Weidlich, 1987
Anthaxia weidlichi Bílý, 1996Flathead snapping shrimp
Aphanisticus rhynchophorus Obenberger, 1928
Archelater aeneoviridis Pongracz, 1935
Archelater major Pongracz, 1935
Archelater megaloprepus Pongracz, 1935
Archelater rutilogrammus Pongracz, 1935
Brachyspathus curiosus Wickham, 1917
Buprestis agilis F. Meunier, 1921
Buprestis alutacea E. F. Germar, 1837
Buprestis auratostriata Haupt, 1950
Buprestis carbonum E. F. Germar, 1837
Buprestis cupreostriata Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis deleta Heer, 1847
Buprestis eocaenica
Buprestis florissantensis Wickham, 1914
Buprestis griseomicans Haupt, 1950
Buprestis hauboldi Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis major (E. F. Germar, 1837)⇒ Buprestis novemmaculata novemmaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Buprestis margineaurata Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis megistarche T. D. A. Coc..., 1926
Buprestis metallica (L. Piton, 1940)⇒ Sphenoptera laportei Saunders, 1871
Buprestis meyeri Heyden, 1858
Buprestis octomaculata (L. Piton, 1940)⇒ Buprestis novemmaculata novemmaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Buprestis pongraczi Weidlich, 1987
Buprestis pristina Heyden, 1862
Buprestis redempta Heyden, 1859
Buprestis saxigena Scudder, 1879Bristle snapping shrimp
Buprestis scudderi Wickham, 1914
Buprestis senecta Heyden, 1858
Buprestis seorsus Haupt, 1950
Buprestis sepulta Scudder, 1879Queensland snapping shrimp
Buprestis tertiaria Scudder, 1879
Buprestis tradita Heyden, 1859
Buprestis viridis (L. Piton, 1940)⇒ Agrilus viridis viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Buprestis viridistriatus Haupt, 1950
Buprestites aeneoviolacea Pongracz, 1935
Buprestites alutacea Germar, 1837
Buprestites carbonum Germar, 1837
Buprestites falconeri Heer, 1862
Buprestites goniaspis Pongracz, 1935
Buprestites heeri Scudder, 1900
Buprestites lineatocollis L. Piton, 1940
Buprestites major Germar, 1837
Buprestites minnae Giebel, 1856
Buprestites obscura Pongracz, 1935
Buprestites purbecensis Cockerell, 1920
Buprestites splendida Pongracz, 1935
Buprestites viridis Meunier, 1898
Buprestites xylographica Germar, 1849
Chalcophora oligocenica N. Theobald, 1937
Chrysobothris coloradensis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Chrysobothris gahani T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Chrysobothris haydeni Scudder, 1876
Chrysobothris suppressa H. F. Wickham, 1914
Chrysochroa punctata Piton, 1940
Chrysodema primordialis Pongracz, 1935
Cinyra pulchella Weidlich, 1987
Dicerca acanthoptera Pongracz, 1935
Dicerca bronni C. von Heyden, 1859
Dicerca eurydice H. F. Wickham, 1914
Dicerca punctatosulcata Pongracz, 1935
Dicerca taschei C. H. G. von..., 1856
Electrapate martynovi Iablokoff-Kh..., 1962
Eoanthaxites maculipennis H. Haupt, 1956
Eoanthaxites pumilus H. Haupt, 1956
Eoanthaxites punctifer H. Haupt, 1956
Eoanthaxites quadrimaculatus H. Haupt, 1956
Eoanthaxites reticulatus H. Haupt, 1956
Eoanthaxites rubididorsum H. Haupt, 1956
Eolampra longicauda A. Pongrácz, 1935
Euchroma arvernica Piton, 1940
Euryopterites orientales Y. C. Hong, 2002
Eurythyrea bilyi Weidlich, 1987Chilean nylon shrimp
Eurythyrea micropunctata L. Piton, 1940
Iridotaenia hovassei Piton, 1940
Lampetis weigelti Pongracz, 1935
Lamprodila gautieri Bruyant, 1902
Mastogenius primaevus Obenberger, 1957
Melanophila cockerellae H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melanophila handlirschi H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melanophila heeri H. F. Wickham, 1914
Metabuprestium arkharense A. V. Alexeev, 1996
Metabuprestium ustkivdense Alexeev, 2008
Microjulodis auratus Haupt, 1950
Perotis hausmanni C. von Heyden, 1862
Perotis laevigata A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Perotis laevigatus Massalogo, 1855
Perotis messelensis F. Meunier, 1921
Perotis redita C. von Heyden, 1862
Perotis reditus Heyden, 1862
Phaenops perekischkulensis A. V. Alexeev, 1996
Philanthaxia immaculata Haupt, 1956
Philanthaxoides gallicus Bílý & Kirej..., 2007
Polybothris antiquus Pongracz, 1935
Polybothris primordialis L. Piton, 1940
Psiloptera (Damarsila) transversovittata H. Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera (Lampetis) weigelti A. Pongrácz, 1935
Psiloptera acroptera Pongracz, 1935
Psiloptera chrysochlora Pongracz, 1935
Psiloptera eximia Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera fasciata Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera granulata Pongracz, 1935
Psiloptera haupti Weidlich, 1987
Psiloptera incerta Weidlich, 1987
Psiloptera maculata Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera ornata Haupt, 1956
Psiloptera puncticollis Haupt, 1956
Psiloptera schulzi Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera signata Haupt, 1950
Psiloptera vermiculata Piton, 1940
Psiloptera zeuneri Pongracz, 1935
Ptosima abyssa Wickham, 1912
Ptosima schaefferi (Wickham, 1912)⇒ Ptosima laeta Waterhouse, 1882
Ptosima silvatica H. F. Wickham, 1914
Sphenoptera eocaenica F. Meunier, 1921
Sphenoptera metallica F. Meunier, 1921
Sphenoptera minuta Meunier, 1915
Stigmodera hyperboreus Heer, 1870
Stigmodera unicolor Piton, 1940
Stizonotus immaculatus H. Haupt, 1956
Stizonotus ornatus H. Haupt, 1956
Stizonotus puncticollis H. Haupt, 1956
Stizonotus rivalis H. Haupt, 1956
Trachys argyroneta Obenberger, 1930

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Paleogene
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
37
133
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlaphyropteridae
Pongracz, 1935
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySchizopodidae
LeConte, 1859
False Jewel Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Buprestoidea at dyntaxa.se
Buprestoidea at itis.gov