''Chrysochroa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of "jewel" or metallic wood-boring beetles, typical of the tribe

Chrysochroini Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles". Tribes and Genera The following genera are included: Chrysochroini Auth.: Laporte de Castelnau, 1835; synonyms: Chalcophorellini Tôyama, 1986, Chalcophor ...

. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines, 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 coreana'' Han et Park, 2012 * ''Chrysochroa cuprascens'' (Waterhouse, 1881) * ''Chrysochroa edwardsii'' Hope, 1843 * ''Chrysochroa elegans'' Thunberg, 1784 * ''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

References

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