Chrysochroa

Chrysochroa
"tamamushi", Chrysochroa fulgidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Chrysochroinae
Genus:	Chrysochroa
Species
Species native to Asia include: Chrysochroa castelnaudi Chrysochroa bouqueti Chrysochroa corbetti Chrysochroa fulgidissima Chrysochroa ocellata ephyppigera Chrysochroa corbetti Chrysochroa saundersi Chrysochroa wallacei Chrysochroa caroli Chrysochroa caroli ssp. Chrysochroa caroli funebris Chrysochroa bimanensis florensis Chrysochroa fulminans Chrysochroa rajah Chrysochroa praelonga Chrysochroa chrysura Chrysochroa vittata Chrysochroa coreana-Korean New Chrysochroa

Chrysochroa is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles. 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. alternans) in Japan, (Chrysochroa coreana) in Korea, 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 fulgidissima (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
• Chrysochroa coreana -Korean New Chrysochroa

References

• 1. Descarpentries (A.), 1982 - Une nouvelle espèce de Chysochroa, Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 12, 3.
• 2. Kerremans (C.), 1908-1909 - Monographie des 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.

External links

• Buprestidae of Indo-Malaysia, Indochina and The Philippines An entomological page with a focus on Jewel Beetles