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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
511
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
427
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
60
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
11
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
1 Family width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers26SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
11 Genera with 26 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843Jewel Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Trachykele Marseul, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) quadrivittatoides Nelson and W..., 1995
Agrilus (Agrilus) felix Horn, 1891
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia deleta (C. von Heyden, 1865)⇒ Anthaxia caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854Buprestid beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris nixa Horn, 1886Cedar flatheaded borer
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris rotundicollis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris sylvania Fall, 1910Common prawn
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Dicerca vanconveri
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865Western cedar borer

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
11
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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