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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 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.
Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini:
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles".
Brachydora is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Nickerleola 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.
Metaxymorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Melobasis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Catoxantha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, ranging from northeast India through Southeast Asia. The genus contains the following species:
Cyphogastra is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Genestia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Halecia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Iridotaenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Metataenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Philocteanus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Touzalinia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Agrilini is a tribe of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are at least 40 described genera in Agrilini.
Dicercini is a tribe of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are more than 30 genera and over 750 described species in Dicercini.
References
- ↑ Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles" . Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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