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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Chlaenius tricolor is a species of vivid metallic ground beetle in the family Carabidae.
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. [1]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Buprestidae Leach 1815, the jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles.
Adult beetles are metallic blue with violet luster, with a striking yellow-orange rim on the elytra and mostly yellow-colored legs and antennae. They are 18 to 22.5 mm (0.7 to 0.9 in) in length. They are 18 to 22.5 mm (0.7 to 0.9 in) in length.
Subgenus Achlaenius Mandl, 1992 Chlaenius amplipennis Chaudoir, 1876 Chlaenius athleta Kryzhanovskij, 1976 Chlaenius dalibaiensis Kirschenhofer, 2008 Chlaenius grosseri Kirschenhofer, 2018
Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic realm (including Europe, the Near East, and North Africa), Afrotropical realm, and Nearctic realm. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized [1] with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. [2]
Buprestis rufipes, the red-legged buprestis, is a green metallic wood boring beetle native to southern and eastern United States in North America. Little is known about this beetle. It apparently inhabits dead or dying hardwood in its adult phase.
Chlaenius nigricans is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic. It is known from Borneo, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, North Korea, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. [1] [2] Adult beetles are metallic copper-green colored, with a striking yellow-orange rim on the elytra and mostly yellow-colored legs and antennae. They ...