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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
95
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
25
105
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
1 Family width 105 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers105SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
25 Genera with 105 Species
#ABCDIKLMNPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Afrochroa Holynski, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Agelia Laporte & Gory, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 200228SpeciesTaxom
Amblysterna Saunders, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Anadora Kerremans, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Chrysaspis Saunders, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochroa Dejean, 1832metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Iridotaenia Deyrolle, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Kamosia Kerremans, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17939SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melibaeopsis Kerremans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocastalia Kraatz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1920metallic wood-boring beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 187916SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19377SpeciesTaxom
Tristria Stål, 19072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
105 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acmaeodera albovillosa Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera mombassica Nonfried, 1895
Acmaeodera posticalis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera subprasina Marseul, 1867
Acmaeodera virgo (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Acmaeoderella cyanipennis cyanipennis Lucas, 1846
Afrochroa lepida Gory, 1932
Agelia peteli Gory, 1840
Agelia petelii Gory, 1840
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bentseni Knull, 1954Bentsen Bup
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus bayoni Kerremans, 1910
Agrilus bennigseni Kerremans, 1899
Agrilus cascelius Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus conradti Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus diaphanes Obenberger, 1932
Agrilus dimorphus Obenberger, 1923
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus grandis Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus gravis (LeConte, 1860)⇒ Agrilus anxius Gory, 1841
Agrilus hastulatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus maculicollis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus melanosoma Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus omphax Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus ornamentifer Obenberger, 1940
Agrilus ostentator Kerremans, 1900
Agrilus pacatus Kerremans, 1913
Agrilus sellatus Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus tenuis (Ratzeburg, 1837)⇒ Agrilus sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835
Agrilus tityos Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus togoensis Kerremans, 1899
Agrilus uhagoni Abeille de P..., 1897
Agrilus ussuricola Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002
Amblysterna johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885
Amblysterna natalensis Fahraeus, 1851
Anadora cupriventris Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia andreini Kerremans, 1907
Anthaxia andreinii Kerremans, 1907
Anthaxia artemis K. Daniel, 1904
Anthaxia congolana Kerremans, 1909
Anthaxia obscurans Obenberger, 1922Schmitt pea crab
Anthaxia rubifrons Kerremans, 1914
Aphanisticus intaminatus Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus nitidus Théry, 1930
Aphanisticus protractipennis Obenberger, 1928
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864Jewel Beetle
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Belionota fallaciosa Deyrolle, 1864
Belionota lineatopennis Solier, 1833Forceps snapping shrimp
Belionota sagittaria Eschscholtz, 1829Jewel Beetle
Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838Tricolor Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Chrysaspis aurovittata Saunders, 1867
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris curta Kerremans, 1893
Chrysochroa lepida Gory, 1832
Iridotaenia limbata Klug, 1855
Iridotaenia lineata Deyrolle, 1864
Kamosia infernalis Obenberger, 1924
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis amaurotica Klug, 1855
Lampetis comorica Mannerheim, 1837
Lampetis guttulata Kraatz, 1898
Lampetis muata Harold, 1878
Lampetis ocelligera Thomson, 1879
Lampetis pupillata Klug, 1855
Lampetis quadriareolata Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis umbrosa Fabricius, 1793
Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Melibaeopsis costata Kerremans, 1908
Neojulodis (Protojulodis) vittipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Neojulodis vittipennis satanas Obenberger, 1916
Pseudagrilus dubius Obenberger, 1924
Pseudagrilus subfasciatus Kerremans, 1898
Pseudocastalia bennigseni Kraatz, 1896
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera dubia Saunders, 1871
Sphenoptera odontopyge Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera sagax Obenberger, 1920
Steraspis aeruginosa Klug, 1855
Steraspis aeruginosa aeruginosa Klug, 1855
Steraspis ambigua Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis amplipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis calida Harold, 1878
Steraspis colossa Harold, 1878
Steraspis fastuosa Gerstäcker, 1871
Steraspis hacquardi Théry, 1932
Steraspis humeralis Kerremans, 1910
Steraspis hyaena Thomson, 1879
Steraspis lacustris Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis parallelipennis Obenberger, 1926
Steraspis rotundata Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis staudingeri Kerremans, 1900
Steraspis subbrevicornis Thomson, 1879
Trachys agatha Obenberger, 1937
Trachys armillus Obenberger, 1937
Trachys eurycephalus Obenberger, 1937Horned mud crab
Trachys pseudolyra Descarpentri..., 1965
Trachys schoutedeni Kerremans, 1912
Trachys schultzei Kerremans, 1907
Trachys xenonymus Obenberger, 1937
Tristria marginicosta Karsch, 1896
Tristria pallida Karny, 1907

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
25
105
Genera
Species

Taxom



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