Chalcophora

Chalcophora
Temporal range:
Chalcophora mariana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Tribe: Chrysochroini
Genus: Chalcophora
Dejean, 1833

Chalcophora is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following living species:[1]


  • Chalcophora alternans (Abeille de Perrin, 1904)
  • Chalcophora anachoreta Szallies, 1991
  • Chalcophora angulicollis (LeConte, 1857)
  • Chalcophora brasiliensis Obenberger, 1928
  • Chalcophora detrita (Klug, 1829)
  • Chalcophora fortis LeConte, 1860
  • Chalcophora georgiana (LeConte, 1857)
  • Chalcophora hondurasica Casey, 1909
  • Chalcophora humboldti (Laporte & Gory, 1836)
  • Chalcophora intermedia (Rey, 1890)
  • Chalcophora japonica (Gory, 1840)
  • Chalcophora laevigata Heer, 1862
  • Chalcophora liberta (Germar, 1824)
  • Chalcophora mariana (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chalcophora massiliensis (Villers, 1789)
  • Chalcophora maura Espanol, 1933
  • Chalcophora mexicana Waterhouse, 1882
  • Chalcophora pulchella Heer, 1862
  • Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury, 1770)
  • Chalcophora yunnana Fairmaire, 1888

The following fossil species are also known:

  • †Chalcophora eocenica Zeiri, Zorzin & Nel, 2026[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. ↑ Zeiri, Asma; Zorzin, Roberto; Nel, André (2026-06-16). "A new buprestid species, Chalcophora eocenica sp. nov. from the lower Eocene of Pesciara (Bolca), northern Italy and revision of Perotis laevigata Heer, 1847 sensu Massalongo (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)". Historical Biology. 0 (0): 1–9. doi:10.1080/08912963.2026.2679789. ISSN 0891-2963.