''Chrysesthes'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the family
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family (biology), family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy Iridescence, iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the lar ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Chrysesthes auronotata''
Saunders, 1874
* ''
Chrysesthes gymnopleura''
(Perty, 1830)
* ''
Chrysesthes lanieri''
(Chevrolat, 1838)
* ''
Chrysesthes tripunctata''
(Fabricius, 1787)
* ''
Chrysesthes viridimaculata''
Lucas, 1858
References
Buprestidae genera
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