| Philanthaxia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 1864 |
Philanthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: [1]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
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.
- Philanthaxia acuminata Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia acuticollis Bílý, 2001
- Philanthaxia aenea (Saunders, 1866)
- Philanthaxia akiyamai Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia andamana Kerremans, 1888
- Philanthaxia aureoviridis Saunders, 1867
- Philanthaxia auricollis Kerremans, 1912
- Philanthaxia azurea Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia binhensis Bílý, 1997
- Philanthaxia cavifrons Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia ceylonica Tôyama in Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia convexifrons Kurosawa, 1954
- Philanthaxia cumingii (Waterhouse, 1887)
- Philanthaxia cupricauda Kerremans, 1895
- Philanthaxia cupricollis Tôyama in Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia curta Deyrolle, 1864
- Philanthaxia cyanescens Fisher, 1922
- Philanthaxia dorsalis Waterhouse, 1887
- Philanthaxia frontalis Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia hirtifrons Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia immaculata (Haupt, 1956)
- Philanthaxia indica Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia iriei Kurosawa, 1985
- Philanthaxia iris Obenberger, 1938
- Philanthaxia jakli Bílý & Nakládal, 2011
- Philanthaxia jendeki Bílý, 2001
- Philanthaxia kinabaluana Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia kubani Bílý, 2001
- Philanthaxia kwai Bílý, 1997
- Philanthaxia laosensis Baudon, 1966
- Philanthaxia lata Kerremans, 1914
- Philanthaxia lumawigi Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia merocratoides Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia nelsoni Bílý, 0006
- Philanthaxia nigra Théry, 1911
- Philanthaxia ohmomoi Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia ovata Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia parafrontalis Bílý, 1997
- Philanthaxia planifrons Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia pseudoaenea Bílý & Nakládal, 2011
- Philanthaxia pseudocupricauda Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia pseudofrontalis Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia purpuriceps (Saunders, 1866)
- Philanthaxia reticulata Bílý, 1997
- Philanthaxia robusta Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia rolciki Bílý, 2001
- Philanthaxia romblonica Bílý, 1997
- Philanthaxia rufimarginata (Saunders, 1866)
- Philanthaxia sadahiroi Bílý, 2004
- Philanthaxia sarawakensis Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia sauteri Kerremans, 1913
- Philanthaxia similis Bílý, 2001
- Philanthaxia simonae Bílý, 1983
- Philanthaxia splendida van de Poll, 1892
- Philanthaxia sumatrensis Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia tassii Baudon, 1968
- Philanthaxia thailandica Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia tonkinea Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia transwallacea Bílý, 2001
- Philanthaxia tricolor Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia vietnamica Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia viridiaurea Bílý, 1993
- Philanthaxia viridifrons Kerremans, 1912
Philanthaxia jakli is a species of beetle that was discovered in Indonesia on July, 2011. The beetle can be found in the Indonesian islands Sumatra, Borneo, and Lombok.
Philanthaxia pseudoaenea is a species of beetle that was discovered in Thailand on July, 2011.
