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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.
The Stephanidae, sometimes called crown wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps. They are the only living members of the superfamily Stephanoidea. Stephanidae has at least 345 living species in 11 genera. The family is considered cosmopolitan in distribution, with the highest species concentrations in subtropical and moderate climate zones. Stephanidae also contain four extinct genera described from both compression fossils and inclusions in amber.
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini:
Microjulodis auratus is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Microjulodis.
Andakhudukia ponomarenkoi is a fossil species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Andakhudukia. The fossil was originally found in Mongolia, and the genus is named after the locality where it was found, Anda-Khuduk.
Brachyspathus curiosus is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Brachyspathus.
Brevista zherichini is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Brevista.
Buprestites is a fossil genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Cretothyrea optanda is a fossil species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Cretothyrea.
Eolampra gorgia is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Eolampra.
Fuesslinia amoena is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Fuesslinia.
Glaphyroptera insignis is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Glaphyroptera.
Jurabuprestis karatauensis is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Jurabuprestis.
Lobites is a fossil genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lomatus hislopi is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Lomatus.
Mesostigmodera is a fossil genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Metabuprestium is a fossil genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Micranthaxia rediviva is a fossil species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Micranthaxia.
Philanthaxoides gallicus is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Philanthaxoides.
Pseudothyrea oppenheimi is a fossil species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Pseudothyrea.
References
- ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Fossil Buprestidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
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