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Buprestidae (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Chrysobothrites Heer p. 88
1940Chrysochroa punctata Piton p. 180 fig. 49
1940Iridotaenia hovassei Piton p. 181 figs. Pl XVII fig 11
1940Ancylochira pinguis Piton p. 187 figs. Pl XVII fig 4
1940Ancylochira striatopunctata Piton pp. 187-188 fig. 54
1940Ancylochira violaceocyanescens Piton p. 189 figs. Pl XVIII fig 3-12
1940Stigmodera unicolor Piton p. 194 figs. Pl XVIII fig 4
1981Buprestidae Crowson p. 696
1989Buprestidae Zhang p. 422
1995Buprestidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2008Buprestidae Bellamy p. 30
2008Chrysobothrites Bellamy p. 39
2011Buprestidae Bouchard et al. p. 283
2022Buprestidae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyBuprestoidea
familyBuprestidae()
familyBuprestidae()

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.

Fm. Buprestidae Leach 1815 [jewel beetle]
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Subfm. Agrilinae Laporte 1835
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Tr. Agrilini Laporte 1835
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Subtr. Agrilina Laporte 1835
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G. Agrilus Curtis 1825
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Agrilus baueri von Heyden 1862
Agrilus corrugatus Zhang 1989
Agrilus liragus Barter and Brown 1949
Agrilus praepolitus Wickham 1914
G. †Burmagrilus Jiang et al. 2021
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Burmagrilus cretacus Jiang et al. 2021
Tr. Coraebini Bedel 1921
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Subtr. Coraebina Bedel 1921
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G. Coraebus Gory and Laporte 1839
G. †Agrilium Westwood 1854
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Agrilium cyllabacus Westwood 1854
Agrilium cyllarus Westwood 1854
Agrilium stomphax Westwood 1854
Agrilium strombus Westwood 1854
Agrillium angustum Ponomarenko 1985
Agrillium antiquum Ponomarenko 1985
Agrillium minor Ponomarenko 1985
G. †Andakhudukia Alexeev 2008
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Andakhudukia ponomarenkoi Alexeev 2008 [Jewel Beetle]
G. †Archelater Carpenter 1992
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Archelater aeneoviridis Pongrácz 1935
Archelater major Pongrácz 1935
Archelater megaloprepus Pongrácz 1935
Archelater rutilogrammus Pongrácz 1935
Subfm. Buprestinae Leach 1815
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Tr. Anthaxiini Gory and Laporte 1839
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G. Anthaxia Eschscholtz 1829
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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
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Invalid names: Anthaxia biimpressa Piton 1940 [replaced]
Anthaxia exhumata Wickham 1913
Anthaxia geiseltalensis Weidlich 1987
Anthaxia haupti Bílý 1995
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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
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Invalid names: Eoanthaxites irregularis Haupt 1950 [replaced], Eoanthaxites reticulatus Haupt 1956 [replaced]
Anthaxia weidlichi Bílý 1996
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Invalid names: Eoanthaxites pumilus Haupt 1956 [replaced]
Invalid names: Eoanthaxites Haupt 1950 [synonym]
G. †Brachyspathus Wickham 1917
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Brachyspathus curiosus Wickham 1917
G. †Brevista Alexeev 1995
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Brevista zherichini Alexeev 1995
Tr. Buprestini Leach 1815
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Subtr. Buprestina Leach 1815
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G. Buprestis Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Buprestis (Ancylochira) Eschscholtz 1829
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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
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Eurythyrea bilyi Weidlich 1987
G. †Buprestites Heer 1847
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Buprestites aeneoviolacea Pongrácz 1935
Buprestites alutacea Germar 1837
Buprestites carbonum Germar 1837
Buprestites falconeri Heer 1862
Buprestites goniaspis Pongrácz 1935
Buprestites heeri Scudder 1900
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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
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G. Chrysobothris Eschscholtz 1829
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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
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Cretothyrea optanda Alexeev 1996
G. †Eolampra Zhang 1989
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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
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Fuesslinia amoena Heer 1847
G. †Illolampra Zhang et al. 1994
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Illolampra ampulla Zhang et al. 1994
Illolampra phlegma Zhang et al. 1994
G. †Jurabuprestis Alexeev 2000
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G. †Kzylordynia Alexeev 1995
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Kzylordynia obscura Alexeev 1995
G. †Lomatus Murray 1860
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Lomatus hislopi Murray 1860
Tr. Melanophilini Bedel 1921
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G. Melanophila Eschscholtz 1829
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Melanophila cockerellae Wickham 1912
Melanophila handlirschi Wickham 1912
Melanophila heeri Wickham 1914
G. Phaenops Dejean 1836
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Invalid names: Psiloptera vermiculata Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
G. †Metabuprestium Alexeev 1995
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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
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Micranthaxia rediviva Heer 1852
G. †Protogenia Heer 1847
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Protogenia escheri Heer 1847
G. †Pseudothyrea Handlirsch 1906
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Pseudothyrea oppenheimi Handlirsch 1906
Tr. Stigmoderini Lacordaire 1857
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G. Stigmodera Eschscholtz 1829
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Tr. Thomassetiini Bellamy 1987
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Subtr. Philanthaxiina Holynski 1988
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G. Philanthaxia Deyrolle 1864
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G. †Philanthaxoides Bílý and Kirejtshuk 2007
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Philanthaxoides gallicus Bílý and Kirejtshuk 2007
G. †Trapezitergum Yu et al. 2013
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Trapezitergum grande Yu et al. 2013
Invalid names: Glaphyropteridae Pongrácz 1935 [invalid subgroup]
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
G. Coroebus Gory and Laporte 1839
G. †Ctenicerium Westwood 1854
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Ctenicerium blissus Westwood 1854
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Invalid names: Buprestium dardanus Westwood 1854 [synonym], Elater morrisi Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
Ctenicerium gigas Handlirsch 1906
Ctenicerium hylastes Westwood 1854
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Invalid names: Elater oweni Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
Ctenicerium stygnus Westwood 1854
Ctenicerium valgus Westwood 1854
G. †Dictyorachys Li et al. 2023
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Dictyorachys callidictyus Li et al. 2023
G. †Eurynucha Handlirsch 1906
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Eurynucha pseudobuprestis Handlirsch 1906
G. †Eurythyreites Handlirsch 1906
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Eurythyreites grandis Deichmüller 1886
Subfm. Julodinae Lacordaire 1857
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G. Julodis Eschscholtz 1829
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Julodis faldermanni Mannerheim 1837
G. †Microjulodis Haupt 1950
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Microjulodis auratus Haupt 1950
G. †Macronotus Hong and Wang 1990
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Macronotus tuanwangensis Hong and Wang 1990
G. †Mesostigmodera Etheridge and Olliff 1890
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Mesostigmodera typica Etheridge and Olliff 1890
Subfm. †Parathyreinae Alekseev 1994
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G. †Acmaeoderimorpha Alekseev 1994
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Acmaeoderimorpha emersa Alexeev 1996
Acmaeoderimorpha ignota Alekseev 1994
G. †Ancestrimorpha Alekseev 1994
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Ancestrimorpha volgensis Alekseev 1994
G. †Cretalbiana Alexeev 2013
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Cretalbiana major Alexeev 2013
Cretalbiana sukatshevae Alexeev 2013
G. †Cretocrassisoma Alexeev 2000
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Invalid names: Crassisoma Alekseev 1994 [replaced]
G. †Cretoelegantella Alexeev 2000
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Invalid names: Elegantella Alekseev 1994 [replaced]
G. †Cretofrontolina Alexeev 2009
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G. †Dicercoptera Alexeev 1995
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Dicercoptera longipennis Alekseev 1994
Invalid names: Dicercomorpha Alekseev 1994 [replaced]
G. †Karatausia Alekseev 1994
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Karatausia maculata Alekseev 1994
G. †Mongoligena Alekseev 1994
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Mongoligena curta Alekseev 1994
Mongoligena popovi Alekseev 1994
Mongoligena vulgata Alekseev 1994
G. †Mongolobuprestis Alekseev 1994
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Mongolobuprestis gratiosus Alekseev 1994
G. †Paleas Alekseev 1994
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Paleas maculipennis Alekseev 1994
G. †Paramongoligena Alekseev 1994
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G. †Parathyrea Alekseev 1994
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Parathyrea jurassica Alekseev 1994
G. †Pseudochrysobothris Alekseev 1994
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Pseudochrysobothris ballae Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
G. †Pseudomongoligena Alexeev 2000
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G. †Sinoparathyrea Pan et al. 2011
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Sinoparathyrea bimaculata Pan et al. 2011
Sinoparathyrea gracilenta Pan et al. 2011
Sinoparathyrea robusta Pan et al. 2011
G. †Stigmoderimorpha Alekseev 1994
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Stigmoderimorpha rasnitsyni Alekseev 1994
G. †Umerata Alekseev 1994
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Umerata mirabilis Alekseev 1994
G. †Planocoleus Hong 1982
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Planocoleus ensatus Hong 1982
Planocoleus glabratus Hong 1982
Planocoleus mjangadiensis Ponomarenko 1986
Subfm. Polycestinae Lacordaire 1857
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Tr. Acmaeoderini Kerremans 1893
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Subtr. Acmaeoderina Kerremans 1893
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G. Acmaeodera Eschscholtz 1829
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Acmaeodera antholitha Heer 1862
Tr. Haplostethini Le Conte 1861
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G. Mastogenius Solier 1849
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Mastogenius primaevus Obenberger 1957
G. †Mongoligenula Yu et al. 2015
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Mongoligenula altilabdominis Yu et al. 2015
Mongoligenula gracilis Yu et al. 2015
Tr. Polyctesini Cobos 1955
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G. †Cretoctesis Molino-Olmedo 2023
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Cretoctesis conchimillanae Molino-Olmedo 2023
Tr. Ptosimini Kerremans 1902
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G. Ptosima Dejean 1833
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Ptosima abyssa Wickham 1912
Ptosima schaefferi Wickham 1912
Ptosima silvatica Wickham 1914
G. †Proctobuprestis Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Ancylochira pinguis Piton 1940 [nomen dubium], Ancylochira striatopunctata Piton 1940 [nomen dubium], Ancylochira violaceocyanescens Piton 1940 [nomen dubium], Chrysobothrites Heer 1864 [nomen nudum], Chrysochroa punctata Piton 1940 [nomen dubium], Iridotaenia hovassei Piton 1940 [nomen dubium], Stigmodera unicolor Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available