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Buprestidae of Thailand.jpg

Buprestidae Leach, 1815

Jewel Beetles

Home > Insects > Coleoptera > Buprestidae
​​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: ​Buprestoidea
Family: ​Buprestidae​

​Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,000 species known in 450 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. Wikipedia

​Subfamily: Agrilinae ​Lacordaire, 1857
Genera: Agrilus, Coraebus
Agrilus Jewel Beetle.jpg
Agrilus sp. 01
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Coraebus sp. 01

​Subfamily: Buprestinae Lacordaire, 1857
Genera: Belionota
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Belionota prasina

​Subfamily: Chrysochroinae Lacordaire, 1857
Genera: Callopistus​, Chrysochroa, Chrysodema​, Iridotaenia, Lampetis, Sternocera
Callopistus castelnaudi.jpg
Callopistus castelnaudi
Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis.jpg
Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis
Chrysochroa mniszechii.jpg
Chrysochroa mniszechii
Chrysochroa rajah thailandica.jpg
Chrysochroa rajah thailandica
Chrysodema malacca.jpg
Chrysodema malacca
Iridotaenia igneiceps.jpg
Iridotaenia igneiceps
Lampetis puncticollis.jpg
Lampetis puncticollis
Sternocera aequisignata punctatofaveata.jpg
Sternocera aequisignata punctatofaveata
Sternocera ruficornis.jpg
Sternocera ruficornis

​Subfamily: Julodinae Lacordaire, 1857
Genera: Strigoptera
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Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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