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Buprestinae
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini: * ''Actenodes'' Dejean, 1833 * '' Afagrilaxia'' Bily & Bellamy, 1999 * '' Afrabothris'' Thery, 1936 * '' Agaeocera'' Saunders, 1871 * '' Aglaostola'' Saunders, 1871 * '' Agrilaxia'' Kerremans, 1903 * '' Agrilozodes'' Thery, 1927 * †'' Andakhudukia'' Alexeev, 2008 * '' Anilara'' Saunders, 1868 * '' Anthaxia'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Anthaxioides'' Cobos, 1978 * '' Anthaxoschema'' Obenberger, 1923 * '' Araucariana'' Levey, 1978 * †'' Archeobuprestis'' Bellamy, 2006 * '' Aristosoma'' Saunders, 1871 * '' Augrabies'' Bellamy, 1987 * '' Australorhipis'' Bellamy, 1986 * '' Balthasarella'' Obenberger, 1958 * '' Barakula'' Peterson, 2000 * '' Belionota'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Bilyaxia'' Holynski, 1989 * '' Brachanthaxia'' Thery, 1930 * '' Brachelytrium'' Obenberger, 1923 * †'' Brachyspathus'' Wick ...
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Buprestidae
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 larger and more spectacularly colored jewel beetles are highly prized by insect collectors. The elytra of some Buprestidae species have been traditionally used in beetlewing jewellery and decoration in certain countries in Asia, like India, Thailand and Japan. Description and ecology Shape is generally cylindrical or elongate to ovoid, with lengths ranging from , although most species are under . '' Catoxantha'', '' Chrysaspis'', '' Euchroma'' and ''Megaloxantha'' contain the largest species. A variety of bright colors are known, often in complicated patterns. The iridescence common to these beetles is not due to pigments in the exoskeleto ...
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Agrilozodes
''Agrilozodes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., tribe Stigmoderini, containing the following species: Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Agrilozodes ocularis'' ( Kerremans, 1903) * '' Agrilozodes praeclarus'' (Perroud, 1853) * '' Agrilozodes pygmaeus'' ( Kerremans, 1897) * '' Agrilozodes suarezi'' (Cobos, 1962) * '' Agrilozodes valverdei'' (Cobos, 1962) References External links * * Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Anthaxia
''Anthaxia'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. Subgenera There are three subgenera of ''Anthaxia'': * ''Anthaxia (Anthaxia)'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) Reitter, 1911 * Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) Richter, 1944 Species The genus contains the following species: *'' Anthaxia abdita'' Bílý, 1982 *'' Anthaxia abyssinica'' Théry, 1896 *'' Anthaxia acaciae'' Fisher, 1935 *'' Anthaxia acutangula'' Motschulsky, 1861 *'' Anthaxia acutipennis'' Bílý, 2010 *'' Anthaxia adenensis'' Bílý, 1973 *'' Anthaxia adiyamana'' Svoboda, 1994 *'' Anthaxia aenea'' Gory & Laporte, 1839 *'' Anthaxia aeneocuprea'' Kerremans, 1913 *''Anthaxia aeneogaster'' Gory & Laporte, 1839 *'' Anthaxia aeneopicea'' Kerremans, 1900 *''Anthaxia aenescens'' Casey, 1884 *'' Anthaxia aethiopica'' Bílý, 2020 *'' Anthaxia affabilis'' Kerremans, 1913 *'' Anthaxia africandra'' Bílý & Kubáň, 2010 *'' Anthaxia agilis'' Obenberger, 1958 *''Anthaxia akiyamai'' Bílý, 1989 *''Anthaxia a ...
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Buprestis Octoguttata
''Buprestis octoguttata'' is a species of beetle Beetles are 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 describ ... native to Europe. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q341019 Buprestidae Beetles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus ...
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Augrabies (genus)
''Augrabies schotiaphaga'' is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Augrabies''. References Buprestidae Beetles described in 1987 {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Anthaxoschema
''Anthaxoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., containing the following species: * '' Anthaxoschema carteri'' Thery, 1945 * '' Anthaxoschema terraereginae'' Obenberger, 1923 References Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Araucariana
''Araucariana queenslandica'' is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Araucariana''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Archeobuprestis
''Archeobuprestis'' is a fossil genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., containing the following species: * '' Archeobuprestis maxima'' Walker, 1938 * '' Archeobuprestis minima'' Walker, 1938 References Buprestidae genera Prehistoric beetle genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Aristosoma
''Aristosoma suturale'' is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Aristosoma''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Balthasarella
''Balthasarella melandryoides'' is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Balthasarella''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Australorhipis
''Australorhipis aphanochila'' is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae 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 ..., the only species in the genus ''Australorhipis''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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Barakula
''Barakula petersonorum'' is a species of beetle Beetles are 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 describ ...s in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus ''Barakula''. References

Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ...
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