Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.
Acacia pycnantha, most commonly known as the golden wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae native to southeastern Australia. It grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) and has phyllodes instead of true leaves. Sickle-shaped, these are between 9 and 15 cm long, and 1–3.5 cm wide. The profuse fragrant, golden flowers appear in late winter and spring, followed by long seed pods. Plants are cross-pollinated by several species of honeyeater and thornbill, which visit nectaries on the phyllodes and brush against flowers, transferring pollen between them. An understorey plant in eucalyptus forest, it is found from southern New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, through Victoria and into southeastern South Australia.
Acacia parramattensis, commonly known as Parramatta wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae native to the Blue Mountains and surrounding regions of New South Wales. It is a tall shrub or tree to about 15 m (49 ft) in height with phyllodes instead of true leaves. These are finely divided bipinnate. The yellow flowers appear over summer. It generally grows in woodland or dry sclerophyll forest on alluvial or shale-based soils, generally with some clay content.
Acacia decurrens, commonly known as black wattle or early green wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub native to eastern New South Wales, including Sydney, the Greater Blue Mountains Area, the Hunter Region, and south west to the Australian Capital Territory. It grows to a height of 2–15 m (7–50 ft) and it flowers from July to September.
Agrilus viridis is a wood-boring beetle. It belongs to the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae.
Hygrobia is a genus of aquatic beetles native to Europe, North Africa, China and Australia. It is the only genus in the family Hygrobiidae, also known as the Paelobiidae. These are known commonly as squeak beetles or screech-beetles.
Agrilus coxalis is a species of jewel beetle from Guatemala and Mexico, formerly confused with a very similar species from Arizona, Agrilus auroguttatus, which is a significant pest.
Agrilus auroguttatus is a species of jewel beetle in the United States, known by the common name goldspotted oak borer. It is a woodboring beetle best known for destroying stands of oak trees in the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, California, in the United States. It was originally considered a subspecies of the Central American species Agrilus coxalis, and much of the literature refers to it by this name, but now it is regarded as a separate species, known only from Arizona and California.
Agrilus australasiae is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles, native to Australia.
Agrilus cuprescens, known generally as the rose stem girdler or bronze cane borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Agrilus chiricahuae is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Agrilus otiosus, the hickory agrilus, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus vittaticollis, the hawthorn root borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus sinuatus, known generally as the sinuate peartree borer or hawthorn jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Agrilus exsapindi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus lecontei, or Leconte's Brownsville buprestid, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus derasofasciatus, the vine jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Agrilus bilineatus, the two-lined chestnut borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is native to North America, and has been introduced to Turkey.
Agrilus defectus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
