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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
687
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
592
1067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
70
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
16
43
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
1 Family width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers43SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
16 Genera with 43 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19639SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843Jewel Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Chrysophana LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) immaculata Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) burkei Fisher, 1917
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) malvastri Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854Buprestid beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823Green metalic wood borer
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857Sculptured pine borer
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris breviloba Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886Pacific flat-headed borer
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysophana placida LeConte, 1854Flat-headed cone borer
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata Harris, 1830Hemlock borer
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Sphenoptera oeneis Obenberger, 1952
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
16
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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