Chrysochroa
Encyclopedia
Chrysochroa is a genus
of metallic wood-boring beetles. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asia
n nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia
, and the Philippines
. However, a good number are found in India
, one (Chrysochroa fulgidissima
ssp. alternans) in Japan
, and one (Chrysochroa lepida) in Africa.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of metallic wood-boring beetles. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
n nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. However, a good number are found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, one (Chrysochroa fulgidissima
Chrysochroa fulgidissima
Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or tamamushi in Japanese Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or tamamushi in Japanese Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or tamamushi in Japanese (Japanese kanji: 玉虫、吉丁虫 katakana: タマムシ; lit. 'gem-bug'）is a metallic woodboring beetle of the...
ssp. alternans) in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and one (Chrysochroa lepida) in Africa.
Species
- Chrysochroa akiyamai Lander, 1989
- Chrysochroa andamanensis Saunders, 1867
- Chrysochroa annamensis Bourgoin, 1924
- Chrysochroa aurotibialis Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa baudoni Descarpentries, 1963
- Chrysochroa blairi Lander, 1989
- Chrysochroa bloetei Théry, 1935
- Chrysochroa browni Saunders, 1872
- Chrysochroa buqueti (Gory, 1833)
- Chrysochroa caroli Perroud, 1853
- Chrysochroa castelnaudii Deyrolle, 1862
- Chrysochroa celebensis Obenberger, 1932
- Chrysochroa celebigena Obenberger, 1935
- Chrysochroa chongi Endo, 1992
- Chrysochroa coelicolor Obenberger, 1942
- Chrysochroa corbetti Kerremans, 1893
- Chrysochroa cuprascens (Waterhouse, 1881)
- Chrysochroa edwardsii Hope, 1843
- Chrysochroa fallaciosa Théry, 1923
- Chrysochroa fulgidissimaChrysochroa fulgidissimaChrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or tamamushi in Japanese Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or tamamushi in Japanese Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or tamamushi in Japanese (Japanese kanji: 玉虫、吉丁虫 katakana: タマムシ; lit. 'gem-bug'）is a metallic woodboring beetle of the...
(Schönherr, 1817) - Chrysochroa fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
- Chrysochroa gestroi Kurosawa, 1978
- Chrysochroa holstii Waterhouse in Waterhouse & Gahan, 1890
- Chrysochroa ignita (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chrysochroa intermedia Lander, 1992
- Chrysochroa ixora Gory, 1840
- Chrysochroa jasienskii Hołyński, 2009
- Chrysochroa klapaleki Obenberger, 1924
- Chrysochroa landeri Hołyński, 2009
- Chrysochroa limbata Nonfried, 1891
- Chrysochroa ludekingii Snellen von Vollenhoeven, 1864
- Chrysochroa mirabilis Thomson, 1878
- Chrysochroa miribella Obenberger, 1939
- Chrysochroa mniszechii Deyrolle, 1861
- Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysochroa parryi Saunders, 1867
- Chrysochroa perrotetii Guérin-Méneville, 1840
- Chrysochroa pseudoludekingii Lander, 1992
- Chrysochroa purpureiventris Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa rajah Gory, 1840
- Chrysochroa rogeri Dupont, 1832
- Chrysochroa rugicollis Saunders, 1866
- Chrysochroa sakaii Ohmomo, 1999
- Chrysochroa sarasinorum Flach, 1887
- Chrysochroa saundersii Saunders, 1866
- Chrysochroa semperi Saunders, 1874
- Chrysochroa similis Saunders, 1867
- Chrysochroa toulgoeti Descarpentries, 1982
- Chrysochroa unidentata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysochroa viridisplendens Théry, 1898
- Chrysochroa vittata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysochroa wallacei Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa waterstradti Théry, 1923
- Chrysochroa weyersii Deyrolle, 1864
External links
- Buprestidae of Indo-Malaysia, Indochina and The Philippines An entomological page with a focus on Jewel Beetles