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Chrysochroinae
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles". Tribes and Genera The following genera are included: Chrysochroini Auth.: Laporte de Castelnau, 1835; synonyms: Chalcophorellini Tôyama, 1986, Chalcophorini Lacordaire, 1857, Iridotaenini Tôyama, 1987 Chrysochroini Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 ;subtribe Chalcophorina Lacordaire, 1857 * '' Afrochroa'' Holynski, 2001 * '' Afrophorella'' Obenberger, 1942 * '' Austrochalcophora'' Bellamy, 2006 * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysochroa Fulminans
'' Chrysochroa fulminans'' is the type species of jewel beetle in its genus; it belongs to the family Buprestidae, tribe Chrysochroini and subgenus ''Chrysochroa''. species ''Chrysochroa fulminans'' (Fabricius, 1787) Description ''Chrysochroa fulminans'' can reach a length of about . These beetles have a glossy surface with iridescent colors varying from green to reddish or violet.List of subspecies * ''Chrysochroa fulminans agusanensis'' Kurosawa, 1979 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans aurora'' Heller, 1912 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans babuyanensis'' Kurosawa, 1989 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans baliana'' Obenberger, 1928 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans bimanensis'' Lansberge, 1879 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans chrysura'' Gory, 1840 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans chrysuroides'' Deyrolle, 1864 * ''Chrysochroa fulminans cyaneonigra'' Ku ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyphogastra
''Cyphogastra'' is a genus 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, containing the following species: * '' Cyphogastra adonis'' Kerremans, 1911 * '' Cyphogastra amatina'' Kerremans, 1919 * '' Cyphogastra angulicollis'' Deyrolle, 1864 * '' Cyphogastra apicalis'' Kerremans, 1895 * '' Cyphogastra armata'' Théry, 1923 * '' Cyphogastra aterrima'' Kerremans, 1911 * '' Cyphogastra atramentaria'' Kerremans, 1919 * '' Cyphogastra augustini'' Théry, 1923 * '' Cyphogastra auripennis'' Saunders, 1867 * '' Cyphogastra bicolor'' Waterhouse, 1914 * '' Cyphogastra biimpressa'' Obenberger, 1922 * '' Cyphogastra bruyni'' Lansberge, 1880 * '' Cyphogastra calepyga'' (Thomson, 1857) * '' Cyphogastra canaliculata'' Théry, 1908 * '' Cyphogastra carbonari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapaia
''Sapaia brodskyi'' 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 ''Sapaia''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rooniella
''Rooniella camerunica'' 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 ''Rooniella''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhabdolona
''Rhabdolona strandi'' 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 ... in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus ''Rhabdolona''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudotaenia
''Pseudotaenia'' is a genus 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, containing the following species: * '' Pseudotaenia ajax'' (Saunders, 1872) * '' Pseudotaenia frenchi'' (Blackburn, 1891) * '' Pseudotaenia gigas'' (Hope, 1846) * '' Pseudotaenia salamandra'' (Thomson, 1879) * '' Pseudotaenia spilota'' Carter, 1916 * '' Pseudotaenia superba'' (Saunders, 1872) * '' Pseudotaenia waterhousei'' (van de Poll, 1886) References Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periorisma
''Periorisma carinifrons'' 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 ''Periorisma''. References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parataenia
''Parataenia'' is a genus 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, containing the following species: * '' Parataenia aeneonigra'' Kerremans, 1909 * '' Parataenia chrysochlora'' (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) * '' Parataenia fairmairei'' Kerremans, 1898 * '' Parataenia fugax'' Harold, 1878 * '' Parataenia orbicularis'' Kerremans, 1892 * '' Parataenia simplicicollis'' Kerremans, 1892 References Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracupta
''Paracupta'' is a genus 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, containing the following species: * '' Paracupta aeneicollis'' Saunders, 1869 * '' Paracupta aeneiventris'' Saunders, 1874 * '' Paracupta albilatera'' Fairmaire, 1879 * '' Paracupta aruensis'' (Kerremans, 1891) * '' Paracupta auricollis'' Kerremans, 1898 * '' Paracupta basicornis'' Fairmaire, 1877 * '' Paracupta chrysodemoides'' Obenberger, 1928 * '' Paracupta coelestis'' Kerremans, 1892 * '' Paracupta convexa'' (Montrouzier, 1860) * '' Paracupta cupricostata'' Kerremans, 1919 * '' Paracupta dilutipes'' Fairmaire, 1878 * '' Paracupta evansi'' Théry, 1937 * '' Paracupta girardii'' Deyrolle, 1864 * '' Paracupta glauca'' Kerremans, 1919 * '' Paracupta hauseri'' Obenberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipponobuprestis
''Nipponobuprestis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. This genus was established by Jan Obenberger in 1942, but the type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ... was not identified until Toyama did so in 1986.Bellamy, C.L"Nomenclatural Notes and Corrections in Buprestidae (Coleoptera)" ''The Pan-Pacific Entomologist'', vol. 81, p. 145 (2005). This genus contains the following species: * '' Nipponobuprestis amabilis'' (Snellen von Vollenhoven, 1864) * '' Nipponobuprestis bilyi'' Peng, 1995 * '' Nipponobuprestis orientalis'' Peng, 1995 * '' Nipponobuprestis guangxiensis'' Peng, 1995 * '' Nipponobuprestis querceti'' (Saunders, 1873) * '' Nipponobuprestis rubrocinctus'' Peng, 1995 References Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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