Taphrocerus

Taphrocerus
Taphrocerus, Arkansas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Agrilinae
Tribe:	Trachyini
Subtribe:	Brachyina
Genus:	Taphrocerus Solier, 1833
Synonyms [1]
Parabrachys Cobos, 1979 Taphrocera Deyrolle, 1864

Taphrocerus chevrolati, Arizona

Taphrocerus gracilis, Virginia

Taphrocerus agriloides, Texas

Taphrocerus, Arkansas

Taphrocerus is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are more than 190 described species in Taphrocerus, found mainly in North, Central, and South America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Species

These 196 species belong to the genus Taphrocerus:

• Taphrocerus abscondus Marek, 2018
• Taphrocerus achardi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus acutus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus aeneocollis Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus aeneocupreus Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus agriliformis Kerremans, 1897
• Taphrocerus agriloides Crotch, 1873
• Taphrocerus albodistinctus Knull, 1954
• Taphrocerus albofasciatus Fisher, 1922
• Taphrocerus albomaculatus Fisher, 1928
• Taphrocerus albopictus (Kerremans, 1896)
• Taphrocerus alboplagiatus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus alutaceicollis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus amazonicus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus amplifrons Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus anayahani Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus angustus (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus argentinus Bruch, 1909
• Taphrocerus attenuatus Fisher, 1922
• Taphrocerus auratus Marek, 2017
• Taphrocerus aureomicans Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus aureopilosus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus balthasari Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus bifasciatus Kerremans, 1900
• Taphrocerus bourdaensis Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus bruchi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus brulei Marek, 2019
• Taphrocerus bruneri Fisher, 1930
• Taphrocerus bucki Cobos, 1958
• Taphrocerus capensis Hespenheide, 1988
• Taphrocerus carinulosus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus catacaustus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus catharinae Obenberger, 1917
• Taphrocerus cayennensis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus cernosvitovi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus chalumeaui Hespenheide, 1998
• Taphrocerus chassaini Marek, 2018
• Taphrocerus chevrolati Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus cocois Bondar, 1922
• Taphrocerus collarti Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus colombiae Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus communis Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus compactus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus constantini Brûlé, 2012
• Taphrocerus costatus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus cupriceps Kerremans, 1900
• Taphrocerus cyanipennis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus cylindricollis Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus depilis Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus deplanatus Théry, 1923
• Taphrocerus dietzi Fisher, 1933
• Taphrocerus difficilis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus dudai Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus elegans Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus elongatus (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus embriki Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus erbeni Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus exiguus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus fabichi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus fasciatus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus fastidiosus Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus fennahi Théry, 1947
• Taphrocerus finitimus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus fisherellus Obenberger, 1937
• Taphrocerus fisheri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus floridanus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus fragilis Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus gentilis (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus gracilis (Say, 1825)
• Taphrocerus gratiosus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus guttatus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus guyanae Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus haenkei Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus haitiensis Fisher, 1949
• Taphrocerus halffteri Cobos, 1978
• Taphrocerus hansi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus havai Marek, 2016
• Taphrocerus helferi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus hintoni Fisher, 1938
• Taphrocerus holiki Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus howardi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus hrdyi Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus hypocrita Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus innubus (Fabricius, 1801)
• Taphrocerus inusitatus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus jaroslavi Marek, 2019
• Taphrocerus joukli Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus kapczyhaberi Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus kerremansi Dugès, 1891
• Taphrocerus kheili Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus klimschi Obenberger, 1917
• Taphrocerus kormilevi Cobos, 1956
• Taphrocerus krepelkai Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus kubani Marek, 2017
• Taphrocerus laesicollis Chevrolat, 1867
• Taphrocerus laevicollis LeConte, 1878
• Taphrocerus laticeps Marek, 2019
• Taphrocerus leoni Dugès, 1891
• Taphrocerus lepidus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus liliputanus Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus loretanus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus luederwaldti Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus major Cobos, 1978
• Taphrocerus matouryensis Marek, 2016
• Taphrocerus mercedensis White, 1947
• Taphrocerus meridionalis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus mexicanus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus micropilosus Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus minutus Kerremans, 1903
• Taphrocerus missionarius Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus modicus Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus mrazi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus nanulus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus natalensis Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus nickerli Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus niger Marek, 2016
• Taphrocerus nigricollis Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus nigritulus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus nugator (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus obenbergeri Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus obscurellus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus ogloblini Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus olivierai Cobos, 1978
• Taphrocerus orizabae Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus paradoxus Marek, 2017
• Taphrocerus paraguayensis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus parallelus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus paranaensis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus parvus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus pauligenus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus pereirai Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus pertyi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus peruvianus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus pictus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus politus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus potamicus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus potamophilus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus preissi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus pressli Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus pseudovolitans Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus psilopteroides Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus pumilus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus puncticollis Schwarz, 1878
• Taphrocerus punctuliceps Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus putillus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus pygmaeus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus quadriplagiatus Obeneberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus rambouseki Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus reimoseri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus riparius Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus rotundicollis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus rusticus Thomson, 1879
• Taphrocerus saintantoinnei Marek, 2016
• Taphrocerus santipauli Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
• Taphrocerus scriptus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus scutellatus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus sedyi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus seidli Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus sericans Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus sericeicollis Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
• Taphrocerus simillimus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus singularis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus snizeki Marek, 2015
• Taphrocerus squamulatus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus stephani Marek, 2020
• Taphrocerus strandi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus stygicus Thomson, 1879
• Taphrocerus subcarinulosus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus subglaber Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus subpolitus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
• Taphrocerus susterai Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus szekessyi Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus tao Zayas, 1988
• Taphrocerus tavakiliani Marek, 2016
• Taphrocerus temporalis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus tenellus (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus tennenbaumi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus tenuis (Kirsch, 1873)
• Taphrocerus tetragraptus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus theryi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus tigrensis Obenberger, 1947
• Taphrocerus timidus Chevrolat, 1867
• Taphrocerus troniceki Obenberger, 1937
• Taphrocerus ujhelyii Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus unicolor Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus volitans (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus wagneri Kerremans, 1913
• Taphrocerus wendleri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus wimmeri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus winteri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus zikani Obenberger, 1924

References

1. "ITIS report, Taphrocerus" . Retrieved 2025-01-26.
2. "GBIF, Taphrocerus" . Retrieved 2025-01-26.
3. "BugGuide.net, Taphrocerus genus Information" . Retrieved 2025-01-26.
4. "Catalogue of Life, Taphrocerus Solier, 1833" . Retrieved 2025-01-26.
5. Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The World of Jewel Beetles" . Retrieved 2025-01-26.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Taphrocerus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Taphrocerus at Wikimedia Commons