Chrysochroa fulminans

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Chrysochroa fulminans
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Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao
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Chrysochroa fulminans from Sumatra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Tribe: Chrysochroini
Genus: Chrysochroa
Species:
C. fulminans
Binomial name
Chrysochroa fulminans
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms [1]
  • Buprestis fulguransIlliger, 1800
  • Buprestis fulminansFabricius, 1787
  • Chrysochroa ceilonensis(Voet, 1804)
  • Chrysochroa cobaltinaFisher, 1922
  • Chrysochroa coerulaKerremans, 1903
  • Chrysochroa crassicollisThéry, 1930
  • Chrysochroa dianaKerremans, 1914
  • Chrysochroa eschscholtziiThomson, 1878
  • Chrysochroa fulgurans(Illiger, 1800)
  • Chrysochroa lataSchaufuss, 1885
  • Chrysochroa leopoldiThéry, 1933
  • Chrysochroa mikadoObenberger, 1919
  • Chrysochroa nigraVeth, 1913
  • Chrysochroa rouyeriThéry, 1933
  • Chrysochroa strandiObenberger, 1928
  • Chrysochroa vanrooniObenberger, 1928
  • Cucujus ceilonensisVoet, 1804

Chrysochroa fulminans is the type species of jewel beetle in its genus; it belongs to the family Buprestidae, tribe Chrysochroini and subgenus Chrysochroa. [2]

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Description

Chrysochroa fulminans can reach a length of about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). These beetles have a glossy surface with iridescent colors varying from green to reddish or violet.

List of subspecies

Distribution

These beetles can be found from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, to Papua New Guinea.

Related Research Articles

Buprestidae Family of insects

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.

<i>Chrysochroa</i> Genus of beetles

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.

<i>Agrilus</i> Genus of beetles

Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.

<i>Anthaxia</i> Genus of beetles

Anthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Agrilinae Subfamily of beetles

Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:

Chrysochroinae Subfamily of beetles

Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles".

<i>Coraebus</i> Genus of beetles

Coraebus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Endelus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Habroloma is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Sambus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are some 165 species distributed across Africa, parts of Asia, and Oceania, including Australia.

Toxoscelus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

<i>Belionota</i> Genus of beetles

Belionota is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

<i>Melobasis</i> Genus of beetles

Melobasis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

<i>Chrysodema</i> Genus of beetles

Chrysodema is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

<i>Cyphogastra</i> Genus of beetles

Cyphogastra is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

<i>Iridotaenia</i> Genus of beetles

Iridotaenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

<i>Lamprodila</i> Genus of beetles

Lamprodila is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

Paratrachys is a genus of "jewel beetles" in the subfamily Polycestinae and tribe Paratrachyini.

<i>Megaloxantha bicolor</i> Species of beetle

Megaloxantha bicolor is a species of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae.

References

  1. ↑ "Chrysochroa fulminans". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ↑ BioLib.cz: species Chrysochroa fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
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