Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 116
426
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
426
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
401
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
323
494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 26
95
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 23
77
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Torres Strait Islands
1 Family width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Torres Strait Islands
10 Genera with 11 Species | Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aphanisticus Latrielle, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphogastra Deyrolle, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diphucrania Dejean, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merimna Saunders, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metataenia Théry, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temognatha Solier, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Torres Strait Islands
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982 | | | Astraeus (Astraeus) princeps Barker, 1989 | | | Castiarina cinnamomea MacLeay, 1863 | | | Castiarina strigata MacLeay, 1863 | | | Cyphogastra pistor pistor Laporte & Gory, 1835 | | | Diphucrania nigripennis MacLeay, 1888 | | | Melobasis (Melobasis) interstitialis Blackburn, 1900 | | | Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837 | Fire beetle | | Metataenia aurofoveata Saunders, 1869 | | | Temognatha duboulayi Saunders, 1872 | | | Temognatha macfarlani Waterhouse, 1881 | |
Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
Links, sources and further information Buprestoidea at artfakta.se
Buprestoidea at dyntaxa.se
Buprestoidea at itis.gov
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