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Buprestoidea
Taxonomy
Buprestoidea was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Buprestis.
It was assigned to Elateriformia by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Elateriformia by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1815 | Buprestoidea Leach p. 85 |
| 1981 | Buprestoidea Crowson pp. 695-696 |
| 1986 | Mesohelophorus mongolicus Ponomarenko p. 94 |
| 1995 | Buprestoidea Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2011 | Buprestoidea Bouchard et al. p. 45 |
| 2022 | Buprestoidea Cai et al. |
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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.
Superfm. Buprestoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Buprestidae Leach 1815 [jewel beetle]
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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. †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 exhumata Wickham 1913
†Anthaxia geiseltalensis Weidlich 1987
†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 quadrimaculata 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]
Invalid names: Eoanthaxites Haupt 1950 [synonym]
G. †Buprestites Heer 1847
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†Buprestites aeneoviolacea Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites agriloides Heer 1862
†Buprestites alutacea Germar 1837
†Buprestites carbonum Germar 1837
†Buprestites exstinctus Heer 1847
†Buprestites falconeri Heer 1862
†Buprestites goniaspis Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites lineatocollis Piton 1940
†Buprestites major Germar 1837
†Buprestites minnae Giebel 1856
†Buprestites obscura Pongrácz 1935
†Buprestites oeningensis Heer 1847
†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 coloradensis Wickham 1914
†Chrysobothris gahani Cockerell 1911
†Chrysobothris haydeni Scudder 1876
†Chrysobothris suppressa Wickham 1914
†Chrysobothris veterana von Heyden 1847
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. †Illolampra Zhang et al. 1994
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†Illolampra ampulla Zhang et al. 1994
†Illolampra phlegma Zhang et al. 1994
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
Invalid names: Psiloptera vermiculata Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
G. †Metabuprestium Alexeev 1995
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†Metabuprestium arkagalense Alexeev 2009
†Metabuprestium arkharense Alexeev 1996
†Metabuprestium bayssense Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium bontsaganense Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium cretaceum Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium cuneomaculatum Alexeev 1996
†Metabuprestium dundulense Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium furcatorugosum Alexeev 1996
†Metabuprestium granulipenne Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium ichbogdoense Alexeev 2009
†Metabuprestium latipenne Alexeev 1996
†Metabuprestium minutum Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium nobile Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium ovale Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium oyunchaiense Alexeev 2000
†Metabuprestium shartologoiense Alexeev 1995
†Metabuprestium sibiricum Alexeev 2009
†Metabuprestium ustkivdense Alexeev 2008
†Metabuprestium vitimense Alexeev 1996
Tr. Stigmoderini Lacordaire 1857
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Tr. Thomassetiini Bellamy 1987
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Invalid names: Glaphyropteridae Pongrácz 1935 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Chrysochroinae Laporte 1835
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Tr. Chrysochroini Laporte 1835
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Tr. Dicercini Gistel 1848
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Tr. Paraleptodemini Cobos 1975
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Tr. Poecilonotini Jakobson 1913
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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 stygnus Westwood 1854
†Ctenicerium valgus Westwood 1854
Subfm. Julodinae Lacordaire 1857
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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. †Cretalbiana Alexeev 2013
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†Cretalbiana major Alexeev 2013
†Cretalbiana sukatshevae Alexeev 2013
G. †Cretocrassisoma Alexeev 2000
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†Cretocrassisoma indistinctum Alekseev 1994
Invalid names: Crassisoma Alekseev 1994 [replaced]
G. †Cretoelegantella Alexeev 2000
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†Cretoelegantella ponomarenkoi Alekseev 1994
Invalid names: Elegantella Alekseev 1994 [replaced]
G. †Dicercoptera Alexeev 1995
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†Dicercoptera longipennis Alekseev 1994
Invalid names: Dicercomorpha Alekseev 1994 [replaced]
G. †Mongoligena Alekseev 1994
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†Mongoligena curta Alekseev 1994
†Mongoligena popovi Alekseev 1994
†Mongoligena vulgata Alekseev 1994
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. †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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Tr. Haplostethini Le Conte 1861
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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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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
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]
Fm. Schizopodidae LeConte 1859
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Invalid names: Mesohelophorus mongolicus Ponomarenko 1986 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available