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.
Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or Yamato tamamushi in Japanese (ヤマトタマムシ) is a metallic woodboring beetle of the family Buprestidae.
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 in Japan, in Korea, and one in Africa.
Calosoma sycophanta, the forest caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.
Psilothrix viridicoerulea is a species of soft-winged flower beetle belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae.
Carabus scabrosus, common name huge violet ground beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae.
Carabus lafossei is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.
Steraspis squamosa or the Middle Eastern jewel beetle is a beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Chrysochroa edwardsii is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Chrysochroa ocellata is a jewel beetle or metallic wood-boring beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Sternocera aequisignata is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the subfamily Julodinae. Its bright metallic green elytra are frequently used in jewellery making.
Lampetis fastuosa is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.
Sagra buqueti is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Semiotus imperialis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Elateridae from South America.
Catoxantha opulenta is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae.
Chrysochroa vittata is a species of beetle in the Buprestidae family.
Sternocera chrysis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. It has a dark reddish elytra and dark pronotum.
Sternocera sternicornis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Liatongus rhadamistus, or Scaptodera rhadamistus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Laos and Thailand.
Sternocera hildebrandti is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. The elytra of the brown to red brown jewel beetles show a medium reflectance in the near-infrared. The elytra are very hard and have been used by the Wataita as clattering earrings for special ceremonies. The species was named in honor of Johann Maria Hildebrandt by his father.
