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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
6866
24763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
1975
7207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
1763
5786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
201
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
26
159
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Canada
1 Family width 159 Species and 11 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers159SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Canada
26 Genera with 159 Species
#ABCDGMOPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196335SpeciesTaxom
Anambodera Barr, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 186512SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1879Jewel Beetle19SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17704SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 186130SpeciesTaxom
Chrysophana LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 015SpeciesTaxom
Gyascutus LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18326SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Trachykele Marseul, 19064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
159 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) angelica Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) idahoensis Barr, 1969
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) immaculata Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) quadrivittatoides Nelson and W..., 1995
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) solitaria Kerremans, 1897
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) vandykei Fall, 1899
Agrilaxia decipiens Burmeister, 1872Narrowback mud crab
Agrilus (Agrilus) acutipennis Mannerheim, 1837Spotworm Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) arcuatus Say, 1825Hickory spiral borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) burkei Fisher, 1917
Agrilus (Agrilus) cephalicus LeConte, 1860Dogwood Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) crataegi Frost, 1912Hawthorn Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) criddlei Frost, 1920
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) felix Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) frosti Knull, 1920
Agrilus (Agrilus) granulatus Say, 1823Granulate Poplar Borer
Agrilus granulatus liragus Barter & Brown, 1949
Agrilus granulatus populi Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) horni Kerremans, 1900Aspen Root Girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) malvastri Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) otiosus Say, 1833Hickory Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) parvus Saunders, 1870
Agrilus (Agrilus) pensus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) pseudocoryli Fisher, 1928Hazel stem borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) subcinctus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) vittaticollis Randall, 1838Hawthorn Root Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) walsinghami Crotch, 1873
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus liragus Barter & Brown, 1950Bronze poplar borer
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anambodera gemina Horn, 1878
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia caseyi pseudotsugae Chamberlin, 1928
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridicornis Say, 1823
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia viridicornis Say, 1823
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aenescens (Casey, 1884)⇒ Anthaxia chevrieri Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) expansa (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Anthaxia inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) porella Barr, 1974
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) prasina Horn, 1882Wheat wireworm
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) retifer LeConte, 1860Motillo
Anthaxia deleta (C. von Heyden, 1865)⇒ Anthaxia caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys aeruginosus Gory, 1841
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Buprestis) consularis (Gory, 1841)⇒ Buprestis nuttalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1780
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculipennis Gory, 1841
Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) subornata LeConte, 1860
Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854Buprestid beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909
Buprestis (Cypriacis) sulcicollis LeConte, 1860
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823Green metalic wood borer
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) fasciata Fabricius, 1787
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Buprestis saxigena Scudder, 1879Bristle snapping shrimp
Buprestis sepulta Scudder, 1879Queensland snapping shrimp
Buprestis tertiaria Scudder, 1879
Castiarina cupida Kerremans, 1898
Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857Sculptured pine borer
Chalcophora fortis LeConte, 1860Metallic Wood-boring Beetle: Chalcophora
Chalcophora liberta (Germar, 1824)⇒ Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris breviloba Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris carinipennis LeConte, 1878
Chrysobothris caurina Horn, 1886
Chrysobothris cribraria Mannerheim, 1837Sifting Metallic Wood-Borer
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris harrisii Hentz, 1827Sand shrimp
Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886Pacific flat-headed borer
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris neopusilla Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris nixa Horn, 1886Cedar flatheaded borer
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris oregona Chamberlin, 1934
Chrysobothris orono Frost, 1920
Chrysobothris pseudotsugae Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris pusilla Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris rotundicollis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839Rattlebox
Chrysobothris sylvania Fall, 1910Common prawn
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysobothris verdigripennis Frost, 1910
Chrysobothris viridiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris vulcanica LeConte, 1861
Chrysophana placida LeConte, 1854Flat-headed cone borer
Ctenicerium blissus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Dicerca callosa callosa Casey, 1909
Dicerca callosa frosti Nelson, 1963
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) hesperoborealis Hatch and Beer, 1938
Dicerca hornii hornii Crotch, 1873
Dicerca (Dicerca) pectorosa LeConte, 1857
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) crassicollis LeConte, 1857
Dicerca (Neoargante) dumolini Laporte and ..., 1837
Dicerca (Neoargante) lugubris LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Neoargante) punctulata Schönherr, 1817Solf-winged flower beetles
Dicerca (Neoargante) sexualis Crotch, 1873
Dicerca (Neoargante) tenebrosa Kirby, 1837Dark Jewel Beetle
Dicerca vanconveri
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) planicosta LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Pachyschelus purpureus purpureus Say, 1833
Phaenops californica Van Dyke, 1918California flat-headed borer
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata Harris, 1830Hemlock borer
Phaenops gentilis LeConte, 1863Flatheaded pine borer
Phaenops intrusa Horn, 1882
Phaenops lecontei Obenberger, 1928
Poecilonota californica (Chamberlin, 1922)⇒ Descarpentriesina cyanipes Say, 1823
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Poecilonota ferrea Melsheimer, 1845
Poecilonota fraseri Chamberlin, 1922
Poecilonota montana Chamberlin, 1922
Poecilonota thureura Say, 1832Flatheaded borer
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Polycesta (Tularensia) californica LeConte, 1857
Polycesta arizonica acidota Cazier, 1951
Sphenoptera (Chilostetha) jugoslavica Obenberger, 1926Metallic wood-boring beetle
Sphenoptera oeneis Obenberger, 1952
Taphrocerus chevrolati Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Temognatha suturalis Donovan, 1805
Trachykele blondeli Marseul, 1865Western cedar borer
Trachykele blondeli blondeli Marseul, 1865
Trachykele nimbosa Fall, 1906
Trachykele opulenta Fall, 1906Powderworm

Subnodes of Buprestoidea with occurrences in West Canada
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles, Metallic wood borers, Metallic wood-boring beetles
26
159
Genera
Species

Taxom



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