Chrysochroa

Chrysochroa
"Tamamushi" ( Chrysochroa fulgidissima ) from Iizaka, Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Chrysochroinae
Tribe:	Chrysochroini
Genus:	Chrysochroa Dejean, 1833
Synonyms
Charytonia Gistel, 1848 Euchloris Billberg, 1820

Chrysochroa is a genus of "jewel" or metallic wood-boring beetles, typical of the tribe Chrysochroini. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. However, a good number are found in India, one ( Chrysochroa fulgidissima ssp. alternans ) in Japan, ( Chrysochroa coreana ) in Korea, and one ( Chrysochroa lepida ) in Africa.

Species

Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao, Philippines

• Chrysochroa akiyamai Lander, 1989
• Chrysochroa andamanensis Saunders, 1867
• Chrysochroa annamensis Bourgoin, 1924
• Chrysochroa aurotibialis Deyrolle, 1864
• Chrysochroa baudoni Descarpentries, 1963
• Chrysochroa blairi Lander, 1989
• Chrysochroa bloetei Théry, 1935
• Chrysochroa browni Saunders, 1872
• Chrysochroa buqueti (Gory, 1833)
• Chrysochroa caroli Perroud, 1853
• Chrysochroa castelnaudii Deyrolle, 1862
• Chrysochroa celebensis Obenberger, 1932
• Chrysochroa celebigena Obenberger, 1935
• Chrysochroa chongi Endo, 1992
• Chrysochroa coelicolor Obenberger, 1942
• Chrysochroa corbetti Kerremans, 1893
• Chrysochroa coreana Han et Park, 2012
• Chrysochroa cuprascens (Waterhouse, 1881)
• Chrysochroa edwardsii Hope, 1843
• Chrysochroa fallaciosa Théry, 1923
• Chrysochroa fulgens (DeGeer, 1778) (3 subspecies)
• Chrysochroa fulgidissima (Schönherr, 1817) (synonym Chrysochroa elegans Thunberg, 1784)
• Chrysochroa fulminans (Fabricius, 1787) - type species
• Chrysochroa gestroi Kurosawa, 1978
• Chrysochroa holstii Waterhouse in Waterhouse & Gahan, 1890
• Chrysochroa ignita (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Chrysochroa intermedia Lander, 1992
• Chrysochroa ixora Gory, 1840
• Chrysochroa jasienskii Hołyński, 2009
• Chrysochroa klapaleki Obenberger, 1924
• Chrysochroa landeri Hołyński, 2009
• Chrysochroa limbata Nonfried, 1891
• Chrysochroa ludekingii Snellen von Vollenhoeven, 1864
• Chrysochroa mirabilis Thomson, 1878
• Chrysochroa miribella Obenberger, 1939
• Chrysochroa mniszechii Deyrolle, 1861
• Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chrysochroa parryi Saunders, 1867
• Chrysochroa perrotetii Guérin-Méneville, 1840
• Chrysochroa pseudoludekingii Lander, 1992
• Chrysochroa purpureiventris Deyrolle, 1864
• Chrysochroa rajah Gory, 1840
• Chrysochroa rogeri Dupont, 1832
• Chrysochroa rugicollis Saunders, 1866
• Chrysochroa sakaii Ohmomo, 1999
• Chrysochroa sarasinorum Flach, 1887
• Chrysochroa saundersii Saunders, 1866
• Chrysochroa semperi Saunders, 1874
• Chrysochroa similis Saunders, 1867
• Chrysochroa toulgoeti Descarpentries, 1982
• Chrysochroa unidentata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chrysochroa viridisplendens Théry, 1898
• Chrysochroa vittata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chrysochroa wallacei Deyrolle, 1864
• Chrysochroa waterstradti Théry, 1923
• Chrysochroa weyersii Deyrolle, 1864

References

• 1. Descarpentries (A.), 1982 - Une nouvelle espèce de Chysochroa, Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 12, 3.
• 2. Kerremans (C.), 1908-1909 - Monographie der Buprestides. Vol 3. Chrysochroini-Chalcophorites (pars).
• 3. Lander (T.), 1989 - A propos du genre Chysochroa Solier, Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 64, p. 1.
• 4. Lander (T.), 1992 - The Beetles of the World, volume 16. Chrysochroini 1. (Buprestidae), Sciences Nat, Venette.

External links

• Buprestidae of Indo-Malaysia, Indochina and The Philippines An entomological page with a focus on Jewel Beetles
• Chrysochroa at insectoid.info
• "Chrysochroa". The Encyclopedia of Life .