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BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 (jewel beetles)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #refs #webs
Genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (a genus of jewel beetles) 5      
Species Agrilus angustulus (Illiger, 1803) (a jewel beetle)       2
Species Agrilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1777) (Oak Jewel Beetle)   5 2 1
Species Agrilus laticornis (Illiger, 1803) (a jewel beetle)       3
Species Agrilus sinuatus (Olivier, 1790) (Hawthorn Jewel Beetle)       1
Species Agrilus viridis (L., 1758) (a jewel beetle)       4
Species Anthaxia nitidula (L., 1758) (a jewel beetle)       3
Species Aphanisticus emarginatus (Olivier, 1790) (a jewel beetle)       2
Species Aphanisticus pusillus (Olivier, 1790) (a jewel beetle)       2
Species Melanophila acuminata (De Geer, 1774) (a jewel beetle)       4
Genus Trachys Fabricius, 1801 (a genus of jewel beetles) 2      
Species Trachys minuta (L., 1758) (a jewel beetle)       2
Species Trachys troglodytes Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817 (Devil's-bit Jewel Beetle)       1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

György Csóka, 2003 ((Leaf miners)) Levélaknák és Levélaknázók - Leaf Mines and Leaf Miners
The leaf and stem mines of British flies and oher insects (TEST VERSION): http://www.ukflymines.co.uk (leaf/stem mining species) Web Site/Page
Jewel Beetles (Buprestidae) of Prague and its Surroundings: http://volny.cz/midge/buprang/jewelbeetles.htm Web Site/Page
Théry, A., 1942 Coléoptères Buprestides

BUPRESTIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

BUPRESTIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Buprestidae listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with BUPRESTIDAE:

larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Orussus abietinus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) Foreign Benson, R.B., 1951

Buprestidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

References

Benson, R.B., 1951 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)

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