An elytron is a modified, hardened forewing of certain insect orders, notably beetles (Coleoptera) and a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera); in most true bugs, the forewings are instead called hemelytra, as only the basal half is thickened while the apex is membranous. An elytron is sometimes also referred to as a shard.
Buprestoidea is a superfamily of beetles.
Charles Kerremans was a Belgian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Buprestidae and Cicindelidae.
Anthaxia scutellaris is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Buprestinae.
Madecorformica silhouetta is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Madecorformica. It is native to Madagascar.
Neefia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The genus was established in 2003 for seven new species discovered in Madagascar.
Neefioides rufobasalis is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. Formerly known as Cisseis rufobasalis, it was transferred to a new monotypic genus of its own, Neefioides, in 2003. This beetle is native to Madagascar.
Pilotrulleum is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are two species, both native to Mexico. P. caesariae can also be found in Costa Rica.
Promeliboeus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Africa. Some species have been observed feeding on the flowers of plants in the aster family. These beetles are a few millimeters long except P. colossus, which can be over a centimeter in length.
Chrysochroa ocellata is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Plybothris sparsuta is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Chrysodema swierstrae is a species of Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Temognatha alternata, commonly known as the variable jewel beetle, is a beetle of the family Buprestidae.
Polybothris sumptuosa is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Julodis andreae is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Julodis viridipes is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Lampetis dilaticollis is a beetle of the family Buprestidae.
Plybothris quadricollis is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Catoxantha purpurea is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae.
