Chrysochroa
| Chrysochroa | |
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| "Tamamushi" (Chrysochroa fulgidissima) from Iizaka, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysochroini |
| Genus: | Chrysochroa Dejean, 1833 |
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Chrysochroa is a genus of "jewel" or metallic wood-boring beetles, typical of the tribe Chrysochroini. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. However, a good number are found in India, one (Chrysochroa fulgidissima ssp. ) in Japan, () in Korea, and one () in Africa.
Species[]
- Lander, 1989
- Saunders, 1867
- Bourgoin, 1924
- Deyrolle, 1864
- Descarpentries, 1963
- Lander, 1989
- Théry, 1935
- Saunders, 1872
- Chrysochroa buqueti (Gory, 1833)
- Perroud, 1853
- Deyrolle, 1862
- Obenberger, 1932
- Obenberger, 1935
- Endo, 1992
- Obenberger, 1942
- Kerremans, 1893
- Han et Park, 2012
- (Waterhouse, 1881)
- Chrysochroa edwardsii Hope, 1843
- Chrysochroa elegans Thunberg, 1784
- Théry, 1923
- Chrysochroa fulgidissima (Schönherr, 1817)
- Chrysochroa fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
- Kurosawa, 1978
- Waterhouse in Waterhouse & Gahan, 1890
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lander, 1992
- Gory, 1840
- Hołyński, 2009
- Obenberger, 1924
- Hołyński, 2009
- Nonfried, 1891
- Snellen von Vollenhoeven, 1864
- Thomson, 1878
- Obenberger, 1939
- Chrysochroa mniszechii Deyrolle, 1861
- Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Saunders, 1867
- Guérin-Méneville, 1840
- Lander, 1992
- Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa rajah Gory, 1840
- Dupont, 1832
- Saunders, 1866
- Ohmomo, 1999
- Flach, 1887
- Saunders, 1866
- Saunders, 1874
- Saunders, 1867
- Descarpentries, 1982
- (Fabricius, 1775)
- Théry, 1898
- Chrysochroa vittata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Deyrolle, 1864
- Théry, 1923
- Deyrolle, 1864
References[]
- 1. Descarpentries (A.), 1982 - Une nouvelle espèce de Chysochroa, Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 12, 3.
- 2. Kerremans (C.), 1908-1909 - Monographie der Buprestides. Vol 3. Chrysochroini-Chalcophorites (pars).
- 3. Lander (T.), 1989 - A propos du genre Chysochroa Solier, Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 64, p. 1.
- 4. Lander (T.), 1992 - The Beetles of the World, volume 16. Chrysochroini 1. (Buprestidae), Sciences Nat, Venette. [1]
External links[]
- Buprestidae of Indo-Malaysia, Indochina and The Philippines An entomological page with a focus on Jewel Beetles
- Chrysochroa at insectoid.info
- "Chrysochroa" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Categories:
- Beetles of Asia
- Buprestidae genera