Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Buprestinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Buprestinae Leach p. 85
1935Glaphyropteridae Pongrácz p. 541
1940Glaphyropteridae Piton p. 177
1987Buprestinae Weidlich p. 34
1989Buprestinae Zhang p. 422
1994Buprestinae Hörnschemeyer and Wedmann p. 91
1995Buprestinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2003Buprestinae Wappler
2008Buprestinae Bellamy p. 34
2011Buprestinae Bouchard et al. p. 283
2022Buprestinae Cai et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
subfamilyBuprestinae
subfamilyBuprestinae

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. Buprestinae Leach 1815
show all | hide all
Tr. Anthaxiini Gory and Laporte 1839
+
G. Anthaxia Eschscholtz 1829
+
†Anthaxia beneckei Förster 1891
†Anthaxia buschi Assmann 1870
†Anthaxia carbonaria von Heyden and von Heyden 1865
†Anthaxia carniolica Pongrácz 1935
†Anthaxia crassicollis Heer 1862
†Anthaxia deleta von Heyden and von Heyden 1865
†Anthaxia doris Heer 1862
†Anthaxia eocenica Bílý 1996
+
Invalid names: Anthaxia biimpressa Piton 1940 [replaced]
†Anthaxia exhumata Wickham 1913
†Anthaxia geiseltalensis Weidlich 1987
†Anthaxia haupti Bílý 1995
+
Invalid names: Eoanthaxites unicolor Haupt 1950 [replaced]
†Anthaxia maculipennis Haupt 1956
†Anthaxia pallida Heer 1862
Anthaxia prasina Horn 1882
†Anthaxia primaeva von Heyden and von Heyden 1865
†Anthaxia punctifera Haupt 1956
†Anthaxia rubididorsa Haupt 1956
†Anthaxia ventricosa Piton 1940
†Anthaxia viridicyanea Weidlich 1987
+
Invalid names: Eoanthaxites irregularis Haupt 1950 [replaced], Eoanthaxites reticulatus Haupt 1956 [replaced]
†Anthaxia weidlichi Bílý 1996
+
Invalid names: Eoanthaxites pumilus Haupt 1956 [replaced]
Invalid names: Eoanthaxites Haupt 1950 [synonym]
G. †Brachyspathus Wickham 1917
+
†Brachyspathus curiosus Wickham 1917
G. †Brevista Alexeev 1995
+
†Brevista zherichini Alexeev 1995
Tr. Buprestini Leach 1815
+
Subtr. Buprestina Leach 1815
+
G. Buprestis Linnaeus 1758
+
Subg. Buprestis (Ancylochira) Eschscholtz 1829
+
†Ancylochira agilis Meunier 1921
†Ancylochira eocaenica Meunier 1921
†Ancylochira metallica Piton 1940
Subg. Buprestis (Cypriacis) Casey 1909
†Buprestis alemanica Heer 1879
†Buprestis concinna Heer 1879
†Buprestis cupreostriata Weidlich 1987
†Buprestis deleta Heer 1847
†Buprestis florissantensis Wickham 1914
†Buprestis gracilis Heer 1847
†Buprestis griseomicans Haupt 1950
†Buprestis hauboldi Weidlich 1987
†Buprestis heydeni Heer 1847
†Buprestis kudiensis Cockerell 1926
†Buprestis margineaurata Weidlich 1987
†Buprestis megistarche Cockerell 1926
†Buprestis meyeri von Heyden 1858
†Buprestis octomaculata Piton 1940
†Buprestis pongraczi Weidlich 1987
†Buprestis pristina von Heyden 1862
†Buprestis redempta Von Heyden 1859
†Buprestis rusticana Heer 1847
†Buprestis saxigena Scudder 1879
†Buprestis scudderi Wickham 1914
†Buprestis senecta von Heyden 1858
†Buprestis seorsus Haupt 1950
†Buprestis sepulta Scudder 1879
†Buprestis seyfriedi Heer 1847
†Buprestis tertiaria Scudder 1879
†Buprestis tincta Heer 1862
†Buprestis tradita Von Heyden 1859
†Buprestis viridis Piton 1940
Invalid names: Rhabdoglyptus Haupt 1950 [synonym]
G. Eurythyrea Dejean 1833
+
†Eurythyrea bilyi Weidlich 1987
G. †Buprestites Heer 1847
+
†Buprestites aeneoviolacea Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites alutacea Germar 1837
†Buprestites carbonum Germar 1837
†Buprestites falconeri Heer 1862
†Buprestites goniaspis Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites heeri Scudder 1900
+
Invalid names: Buprestites agriloides Heer 1883 [replaced]
†Buprestites major Germar 1837
†Buprestites minnae Giebel 1856
†Buprestites obscura Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites purbecensis Cockerell 1920
†Buprestites splendida Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites viridis Meunier 1898
†Buprestites xylographica Germar 1849
Invalid names: Buprestites debilis Heer 1860 [nomen nudum]
Tr. Chrysobothrini Gory and Laporte 1837
+
G. Chrysobothris Eschscholtz 1829
+
†Chrysobothris amberestris Bellamy 1999
†Chrysobothris gahani Cockerell 1911
†Chrysobothris haydeni Scudder 1876
†Chrysobothris suppressa Wickham 1914
†Chrysobothris veterana von Heyden 1847
G. †Cretothyrea Alexeev 1996
+
†Cretothyrea optanda Alexeev 1996
G. †Eolampra Zhang 1989
+
†Eolampra brachyelytra Zhang 1989
†Eolampra gorgia Zhang et al. 1994
†Eolampra specialis Zhang 1989
Invalid names: Procarabus Hong 1984 [synonym], Procarabus punctatus Hong 1984 [nomen dubium]
G. †Fuesslinia Heer 1847
+
†Fuesslinia amoena Heer 1847
G. †Illolampra Zhang et al. 1994
+
†Illolampra ampulla Zhang et al. 1994
†Illolampra phlegma Zhang et al. 1994
G. †Jurabuprestis Alexeev 2000
+
G. †Kzylordynia Alexeev 1995
+
†Kzylordynia obscura Alexeev 1995
G. †Lomatus Murray 1860
+
†Lomatus hislopi Murray 1860
Tr. Melanophilini Bedel 1921
+
G. Melanophila Eschscholtz 1829
+
†Melanophila cockerellae Wickham 1912
†Melanophila handlirschi Wickham 1912
†Melanophila heeri Wickham 1914
G. Phaenops Dejean 1836
+
Invalid names: Psiloptera vermiculata Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
G. †Metabuprestium Alexeev 1995
+
†Metabuprestium arkharense Alexeev 1996
†Metabuprestium bayssense Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium cretaceum Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium dundulense Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium latipenne Alexeev 1996
†Metabuprestium minutum Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium nobile Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium ovale Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium sibiricum Alexeev 2009
†Metabuprestium vitimense Alexeev 1996
G. †Micranthaxia Heer 1852
+
†Micranthaxia rediviva Heer 1852
G. †Protogenia Heer 1847
+
†Protogenia escheri Heer 1847
G. †Pseudothyrea Handlirsch 1906
+
†Pseudothyrea oppenheimi Handlirsch 1906
Tr. Stigmoderini Lacordaire 1857
+
G. Stigmodera Eschscholtz 1829
+
Tr. Thomassetiini Bellamy 1987
+
Subtr. Philanthaxiina Holynski 1988
+
G. Philanthaxia Deyrolle 1864
+
G. †Philanthaxoides Bílý and Kirejtshuk 2007
+
†Philanthaxoides gallicus Bílý and Kirejtshuk 2007
G. †Trapezitergum Yu et al. 2013
+
†Trapezitergum grande Yu et al. 2013
Invalid names: Glaphyropteridae Pongrácz 1935 [invalid subgroup]
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 Angulata to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 201.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 199.5 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Switzerland Micranthaxia rediviva, Glaphyroptera insignis (131766)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Jurabuprestis karatauensis (106101) Metabuprestium ovale (105970)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Chrysobothris veterana (152935) Eurythyrea grandis (123985)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Nei Mongol) Trapezitergum grande (125656)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Russian Federation Cretothyrea optanda, Metabuprestium cuneomaculatum (123220)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia Brevista zherichini, Metabuprestium bontsaganense, Metabuprestium minutum, Metabuprestium cretaceum, Metabuprestium dundulense, Metabuprestium granulipenne, Metabuprestium nobile (103657) Metabuprestium shartologoiense, Metabuprestium dundulense, Metabuprestium ichbogdoense (103273)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Sakha) Metabuprestium oyunchaiense (124280)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Metabuprestium bayssense (105536) Metabuprestium furcatorugosum (119498) Metabuprestium latipenne (122552) Metabuprestium shartologoiense (105969) Metabuprestium vitimense (125412)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Kzylordynia obscura (103274)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Magadan) Metabuprestium sibiricum, Metabuprestium arkagalense (119698)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Lomatus hislopi (119660)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Russian Federation Metabuprestium arkharense (114328)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Russian Federation (Amur) Metabuprestium ustkivdense (103271)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Svalbard and Jan Mayen Carabites hyperboreus (122011)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Greenland Buprestites agriloides (152294)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Buprestites lineatocollis, Psiloptera vermiculata, Ancylochira metallica, Ancylochira octomaculata, Eurythyrea viridis, Eurythyrea micropunctata, Anthaxia biimpressa, Anthaxia ventricosa (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Ancylochira deleta (152649)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Philanthaxoides gallicus (123850)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Buprestis tertiaria, Buprestis saxigena, Buprestis sepulta (122190)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Eoanthaxites punctifer, Eoanthaxites pumilus, Eoanthaxites reticulatus, Eoanthaxites quadrimaculatus, Eoanthaxites maculipennis, Eoanthaxites rubididorsum, Stizonotus immaculatus, Buprestis cupreostriata, Buprestis margineaurata, Anthaxia unicolor, Anthaxia geiseltalensis (114060) Glaphyroptera sp., Eurythyrea sp., Buprestites sp., Buprestis sp., Rhabdoglyptus viridistriatus, Buprestites splendida, Buprestites aeneoviolacea, Buprestites obscura, Buprestites goniaspis, Perotis minnae, Coroebus carniolicus, Eoanthaxites unicolor, Eoanthaxites irregularis, Rhabdoglyptus auratostriatus, Rhabdoglyptus seorsus, Eolampetis griseomicans, Buprestis hauboldi, Buprestis margineaurata, Buprestis pongraczi, Eurythyrea bilyi (155693)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (Hampshire) Buprestites purbecensis (151107)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Ancylochira eocaenica, Ancylochira agilis, Eurythyrea sp. (120036) Buprestinae indet. 1 (163217 163335) Buprestinae indet. 1, Buprestinae indet. 3 (163283) Buprestinae indet. 2 (162178) Buprestinae indet. 2, Buprestinae indet. 6 (139217) Buprestinae indet. 4 (163334) Buprestinae indet. 5 (163286) Buprestinae indet. 5, Buprestinae indet. 7 (139218) Buprestinae indet. 8 (163288)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Buprestinae indet. 1 (135646) Buprestinae indet. 1, Buprestinae indet. 2, Buprestinae indet. 3, Buprestinae indet. 4, Buprestis sp. (138912) Buprestinae indet. 1, Buprestinae indet. 2, Buprestis sp. (135642) Buprestinae indet. 2, Buprestinae indet. 3, Buprestis sp. (135641) Buprestinae indet. 2, Buprestis sp. (135643) Buprestinae indet. 4 (135644)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Anthaxia exhumata (124624) Anthaxia exhumata, Melanophila cockerellae, Brachyspathus curiosus (106381) Anthaxia exhumata, Melanophila cockerellae, Melanophila handlirschi, Buprestis florissantensis, Buprestis scudderi, Chrysobothris suppressa, Chrysobothris coloradensis (106384) Buprestis megistarche (124680) Chrysobothris gahani (122742) Chrysobothris haydeni (121307) Melanophila handlirschi (106380) Melanophila heeri (113749)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Anthaxia beneckei (121473)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Buprestis meyeri, Buprestis senecta (113964)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04United Kingdom (England) Buprestites falconeri (154311)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Austria Buprestis xylographica (122879)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany Buprestis minnae (147345)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan (Apsheron) Phaenops perekischkulensis (125798)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aude) Buprestites viridis (152184)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Germany Ancylochira pristina (152951)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Buprestis carbonum (115918) Buprestis major, Buprestis alutacea, Buprestis carbonum (115802)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Buprestis tradita, Ancylochira redempta (127628)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Russian Federation Buprestites kudiensis (113705)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Eolampra brachyelytra (128551) Eolampra gorgia, Illolampra ampulla, Illolampra phlegma (138944) Procarabus punctatus (128550)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Chrysobothris amberestris (122982)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany Anthaxia carbonaria, Anthaxia deleta, Anthaxia primaeva (152936)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ancylochira heydenii, Ancylochira deleta, Ancylochira gracilis, Buprestites exstincta (115305) Ancylochira rusticana, Ancylochira seyfriedii, Fuesslinia amoena (113689) Anthaxia crassicollis (122868) Eurythyrea longipennis, Buprestites oeningensis (115304) Protogenia escheri, Ancylochira tincta, Anthaxia pallida, Anthaxia doris, Ancylocheira alemanica, Ancylocheira concinna, Buprestites agriloides (117252)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Poland Anthaxia buschi (164951)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Germany Buprestis carbonum (117341)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Buprestini indet. (109196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Anthaxia prasina (169333)