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Chrysochroinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Taxonomy
Chrysochroinae was named by Laporte (1835). It is extant. Its type is Chrysochroa.

It was assigned to Buprestidae by Bellamy (2008), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Chrysochroinae Laporte
2008Chrysochroinae Bellamy
2011Chrysochroinae Bouchard et al. p. 280
2022Chrysochroinae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyBuprestoidea
familyBuprestidae()
subfamilyChrysochroinaeLaporte 1835
subfamilyChrysochroinaeLaporte 1835

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Chrysochroinae Laporte 1835
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Tr. Chrysochroini Laporte 1835
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Subtr. Chalcophorina Lacordaire 1857
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G. Chalcophora Dejean 1833
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Chalcophora espanoli Fernández de Villalta 1962
Chalcophora laevigata Heer 1862
Chalcophora oligocenica Theobald 1937
Chalcophora pulchella Heer 1862
G. Chrysodema Laporte and Gory 1835
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Chrysodema primordialis Pongrácz 1935
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Invalid names: Iridotaenia voigti Pongrácz 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chlorodema Haupt 1950 [synonym]
G. Iridotaenia Deyrolle 1864
Subtr. Chrysochroina Laporte 1835
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G. Chrysochroa Dejean 1833 [metallic wood-boring beetle]
Tr. Dicercini Gistel 1848
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Subtr. Dicercina Gistel 1848
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G. Capnodis Eschscholtz 1829
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Capnodis antiqua Heer 1847
Capnodis puncticollis Heer 1847
Capnodis spectabilis Heer 1862
G. Cyphosoma Mannerheim 1837
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Cyphosoma askenasyi von Heyden 1908
G. Dicerca Eschscholtz 1829
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Dicerca acanthoptera Pongrácz 1935
Dicerca bilinica Prokop and Bílý 1999
Dicerca bronni Von Heyden 1859
Dicerca eurydice Wickham 1914
Dicerca prisca Heer 1847
Dicerca punctatosulcata Pongrácz 1935
Dicerca reticulatoides Bellamy 2003
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Invalid names: Dicerca reticulata Assmann 1870 [replaced]
Dicerca taschei von Heyden 1856
G. Lampetis Dejean 1833
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Lampetis weigelti Pongrácz 1935
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Invalid names: Eolampetis micans Haupt 1950 [synonym], Stizonotus rivalis Haupt 1956 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eolampetis Pongrácz 1935 [synonym]
G. Perotis Dejean 1833
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Perotis bruckmanni Heer 1862
Perotis hausmanni von Heyden 1862
Perotis laevigatus Massalongo 1856
Perotis lavateri Heer 1847
Perotis lugubris Fabricius 1777
Perotis messelensis Meunier 1921
Perotis reditus von Heyden 1862
G. Polybothris Spinola 1837
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Polybothris antiquus Pongrácz 1935
Invalid names: Psilopterina Lacordaire 1857 [synonym]
Tr. Paraleptodemini Cobos 1975
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Subtr. Euchromatina Holynski 1993
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G. Euchroma Dejean 1833
Subtr. Paraleptodemina Cobos 1975
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G. Cinyra Laporte and Gory 1837
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Cinyra pulchella Weidlich 1987
Tr. Poecilonotini Jakobson 1913
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Subtr. Poecilonotina Jakobson 1913
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G. Lamprodila Motschulsky 1860
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Lamprodila gautieri Bruyant 1902
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Invalid names: Psiloptera (Lampetis) aurostriata Piton 1940 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lampra Solier 1833 [replaced]
G. Poecilonota Eschscholtz 1829
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Poecilonota nitela Zhang 1989
Tr. Sphenopterini Lacordaire 1857
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G. Sphenoptera Dejean 1833 [metallic wood-boring beetle]
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Sphenoptera bogatshevi Richter 1947
Sphenoptera eocaenica Meunier 1921
Sphenoptera gigantea Heer 1847
Sphenoptera knopi von Heyden and von Heyden 1865
Sphenoptera lapidaria Brullé 1832
Sphenoptera martynovi Richter 1947
Sphenoptera metallica Meunier 1921
Sphenoptera minuta Meunier 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.66000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Lampra gautieri (113750 163156) Psiloptera aurostriata, Polybothris primordialis, Lampra gautieri (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Perotis laevigata (152650)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Eolampetis weigelti (132588 132589) Psiloptera sp., Eolampetis weigelti, Psiloptera granulata, Psiloptera zeuneri, Psiloptera chrysochlora, Ancylocheira acroptera, Dicerca punctatosulcata, Dicerca acanthoptera, Iridotaenia primordialis, Iridotaenia voigti, Polybothris antiquus, Stizonotus marmoratus, Stizonotus signatus, Stizonotus eximius, Taenionotus fasciatus, Taenionotus maculatus, Eolampetis schulzi, Eolampetis micans, Eochalcophora abbreviata, Eochalcophora transversovittata, Psiloptera incerta, Cinyra pulchella (155693) Stizonotus sp., Stizonotus ornatus, Stizonotus rivalis, Stizonotus puncticollis, Psiloptera fasciata, Psiloptera incerta (114060)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Dicerca sp. 1 (163336) Dicerca sp. 1, Psiloptera transversovittata (162181) Dicerca sp. 1, Psiloptera transversovittata, Buprestidae indet. (139219) Dicerca sp. 1, Psiloptera weigelti (162184) Psiloptera sp. 1 (163329 163331 163332) Psiloptera sp. 1, Psiloptera sp. 3, Psilopterini genus 1 (163334) Psiloptera sp. 1, Psilopterini genus 1, Psiloptera transversovittata (162179) Psiloptera sp. 2 (163333) Psiloptera sp. 4, Psilopterini indet. 1, Psiloptera transversovittata (139217) Psiloptera transversovittata (139218 162176 163214 163216 163283 163284 163285 163286 163287 163288) Psiloptera weigelti (162178 163325 163327) Sphenoptera eocaenica, Sphenoptera metallica, Perotis messelensis (120036)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Dicerca eurydice (106384)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Capnodis spectabilis (113712)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Germany Perotis redita (152951)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Dicerca bronni (127628) Sphenoptera minuta (138696)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Dicerca taschei (152950) Dicerca taschei, Perotis hausmanni (123945)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Poecilonota nitela (128551)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czechia Dicerca bilinica (150934)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Dicercini indet. (181730)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany Dicerca taschei, Sphenoptera knopi (152936)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Capnodis antiqua (113689 115305) Capnodis antiqua, Capnodis puncticollis, Capnodis spectabilis, Chalcophora laevigata, Chalcophora pulchella (117252) Capnodis puncticollis, Perotis lavateri, Dicerca prisca, Sphenoptera gigantea (115304) Perotis bruckmanni (122868)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246France Damarsilia martyi (138763)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Poland Dicerca reticulata (164951)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain (Lleida) Chalcophora espanoli (140806) Dicerca sp. (140804)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany Cyphosoma askenasyi (164952)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Chalcophora sp. (109196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Azerbaijan Perotis lugubris, Sphenoptera bogatshevi, Sphenoptera martynovi, Sphenoptera lapidaria (172753)