Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann, was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist. He is best known for his studies of world Diptera, but he also studied Hymenoptera and Coleoptera, although far less expertly.
Buprestis is a genus of beetles in the tribe Buprestini, the jewel beetles. As of 2011 there were 78 described species distributed across most of the world's biogeographic realms except parts of Africa and Antarctica.
Epirinus is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Deltochilini of the scarab family. It comprises 29 species from southern Africa; a few species are widespread in the region, but most have limited ranges. Length ranges from 3.0 mm to 13.5 mm.
Omophron is a genus of ground beetle (Carabidae), the only extant genus in the subfamily Omophroninae. It is mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere with the southern border running through Guatemala and Hispaniola in Americas, South Africa and Madagascar in Africa, Malaysia and Philippines in Asia.
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles".
Alissoderus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Melanophila is a genus of buprestid beetles commonly known as fire beetles. They have extraordinary sensitivity to infrared radiation (heat), using a specialized sensor organ near their legs.
Chalcoplia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Halecia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lampetis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Psiloptera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Acmaeodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, a group of metallic wood-boring beetles favored by insect collectors. Whereas most beetles including most buprestids fly with their elytra held out and vibrating their hindwings to give lift and thrust, the Acmaedodera, however, fly with their hind wings only — the elytra are fused down the center and form a shield over the insect's abdomen, even during flight. This fact, combined with the banding across the abdomen which is common in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics.
Nothomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Macrocheilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Drypta is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Tetragonoderus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Clinteria is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found in Asia. The genus is characterized by the scutellum fused with the pronotum.
Sisyphus crispatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Tibiodrepanus is a genus of dung beetles comprising seven species distributed in Oriental and Palaearctic countries.
