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Chrysochroa
"Tamamushi" ( Chrysochroa fulgidissima) from Iizaka, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Tribe: Chrysochroini
Genus: Chrysochroa
Dejean, 1833
Synonyms
  • Charytonia Gistel, 1848
  • Euchloris Billberg, 1820

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. alternans) in Japan, ( Chrysochroa coreana) in Korea, and one ( Chrysochroa lepida) in Africa.

Species

Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao, Philippines

References

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chrysochroa
"Tamamushi" ( Chrysochroa fulgidissima) from Iizaka, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Tribe: Chrysochroini
Genus: Chrysochroa
Dejean, 1833
Synonyms
  • Charytonia Gistel, 1848
  • Euchloris Billberg, 1820

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. alternans) in Japan, ( Chrysochroa coreana) in Korea, and one ( Chrysochroa lepida) in Africa.

Species

Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao, Philippines

References


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