Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: W. E. Leach. 1815. Entomology. The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia 9:57-172
Parent taxon: Buprestinae according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
See also Bellamy 2008 and Haupt 1950
Sister taxa: Anthaxiini, Brachyspathus, Brevista, Buprestites, Chrysobothrini, Cretothyrea, Eolampra, Fuesslinia, Glaphyropteridae, Illolampra, Jurabuprestis, Kzylordynia, Lomatus, Melanophilini, Metabuprestium, Micranthaxia, Protogenia, Pseudothyrea, Stigmoderini, Thomassetiini, Trapezitergum
Subtaxa: Buprestina
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (4), the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (3)
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), Germany (7), Italy (1), United States (2: Colorado)
• Paleocene of France (1)
Total: 21 collections including 46 occurrences