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Checklist for Superfamily Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 (Jewel Beetles)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
96
1281
2465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1125
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
125
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
24
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
1 Family width 65 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers65SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
24 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCDELMOPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196322SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1790Jewel Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18606SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Eupristocerus Deyrolle, 1801Alder gall buprestid1SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Texania Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
65 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornata Fabricius, 1775
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Actenodes acornis Say, 1833
Actenodes auronotatus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) arcuatus Say, 1825Hickory spiral borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) celti Knull, 1920
Agrilus (Agrilus) cephalicus LeConte, 1860Dogwood Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) crinicornis Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) egenus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) fallax Say, 1833
Agrilus (Agrilus) ferrisi Dury, 1908
Agrilus (Agrilus) granulatus Say, 1823Granulate Poplar Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) limpiae Knull, 1941
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) subcinctus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) transimpressus Fall, 1925
Agrilus bremus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia viridicornis Say, 1823
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys aeruginosus Gory, 1841
Brachys floricolus Kerremans, 1900
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Cypriacis) striata Fabricius, 1775Coral snapping shrimp
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857Southern Sculpted Pine Borer Beetle
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris caddo Wellso & Manley, 2007
Chrysobothris chlorocephala Gory, 1841
Chrysobothris chrysoela Illiger, 1800Orange chrysobothris
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris neopusilla Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839Rattlebox
Dicerca (Dicerca) asperata Laporte and ..., 1837
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) lurida Fabricius, 1775
Dicerca (Dicerca) obscura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dicerca berolinensis Herbst, 1779
Dicerca (Dicerca) pugionata Germar, 1824Witch-hazel Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) lugubris LeConte, 1860Motillo
Diphucrania chalcophora Barker, 2001
Eupristocerus cogitans Weber, 1801Alder Gall Buprestid
Leiopleura carbonata LeConte, 1860
Mastogenius crenulatus Knull, 1934
Mastogenius subcyaneus LeConte, 1860
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Polycesta (Tularensia) elata LeConte, 1858Kalia
Ptosima gibbicollis Say, 1823Redbud Borer
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Texania campestris Say, 1823Hardwood Heartwood Buprestid

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in Virginia
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
24
65
Genera
Species

Taxom



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