Chrysochroa fulminans

Chrysochroa fulminans
Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao
Chrysochroa fulminans from Sumatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
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]

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

• Chrysochroa fulminans agusanensis Kurosawa, 1979
• Chrysochroa fulminans aurora Heller, 1912
• Chrysochroa fulminans babuyanensis Kurosawa, 1989
• Chrysochroa fulminans baliana Obenberger, 1928
• Chrysochroa fulminans bimanensis Lansberge, 1879
• Chrysochroa fulminans chrysura Gory, 1840
• Chrysochroa fulminans chrysuroides Deyrolle, 1864
• Chrysochroa fulminans cyaneonigra Kurosawa, 1991
• Chrysochroa fulminans florensis Kerremans, 1891
• Chrysochroa fulminans fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
• Chrysochroa fulminans funebris Théry, 1898
• Chrysochroa fulminans kaupii Deyrolle, 1864
• Chrysochroa fulminans krausei Descarpentries, 1971
• Chrysochroa fulminans nagaii Kurosawa, 1990
• Chrysochroa fulminans nishiyamai Kurosawa, 1990
• Chrysochroa fulminans nylanderiHołyński, 2009
• Chrysochroa fulminans praelonga White, 1843
• Chrysochroa fulminans variabilis Deyrolle, 1864
• Chrysochroa fulminans vethiana Obenberger, 1926

Distribution

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

References

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

External links

• Data related to Chrysochroa fulminans at Wikispecies
• Media related to Chrysochroa fulminans at Wikimedia Commons