''Catoxantha'' 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
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 ...
, ranging from northeast India through Southeast Asia. The genus contains the following species:
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Catoxantha bonvouloirii
''Catoxantha'' 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. Th ...
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Deyrolle, 1861
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Catoxantha eburnea
''Catoxantha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, ranging from northeast India through Southeast Asia. The genus contains the following species:
* ''Catoxantha bonvouloirii
''Catoxantha'' is a genus of beetle
Beetles ...
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Janson, 1874
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Catoxantha liouvillei
''Catoxantha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, ranging from northeast India through Southeast Asia. The genus contains the following species:
* ''Catoxantha bonvouloirii'' Deyrolle, 1861
* ''Catoxantha eburnea
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Thery, 1923
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Catoxantha opulenta
''Catoxantha opulenta'' is a species of ''jewel beetles'' belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae.
Subspecies
*''Catoxantha opulenta borneensis'' Kurosawa, 1993
*''Catoxantha opulenta opulenta'' (Gory, 1832)
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(Gory, 1832)
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Catoxantha pierrei
''Catoxantha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, ranging from northeast India through Southeast Asia. The genus contains the following species:
* ''Catoxantha bonvouloirii'' Deyrolle, 1861
* ''Catoxantha eburnea'' Janson, 1874
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Descarpentries, 1948
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Catoxantha purpurea
''Catoxantha purpurea'' is a species of ''jewel beetles'' belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae.
Distribution
This beetle has an Indomalayan distribution (Philippines; Luzon Island).
Description
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(White, 1843)
References
Buprestidae genera
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