Buprestidae

(Kagingsirang saking Katibangbung)


Buprestidae inggih punika kaluwarga saking beetle kauningin antuk Katibangbung utawi jewel 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]

Buprestidae Uah nilai ring Wikidata
Periode Late Triassic–Neogene

Agrilinae (bottom row), Chrysochroinae (top row, left 3), and Buprestinae (others) from Genera Insectorum
Taksonomi
superdomainBiota
superkerajaanEukaryota
KladAmorphea
KladObazoa
KladOpisthokonta
superkerajaanHolozoa
KladFilozoa
KladApoikozoa
krajanAnimalia
subkrajanEumetazoa
subkrajanBilateria
infrakrajanProtostomia
superfilumEcdysozoa
PilumArthropoda
subfilumHexapoda
kelasInsecta
KladDicondylia
subkelasPterygota
KladMetapterygota
infrakelasNeoptera
KladEumetabola
superordoEndopterygota
ordoColeoptera
upaordoPolyphaga
seriElateriformia
superfamiliBuprestoidea
KaluwargaBuprestidae Uah nilai ring Wikidata
Leach Uah nilai ring Wikidata, 1815 Uah nilai ring Wikidata
Subfamilies
Agrilinae

Buprestinae
Chrysochroinae
Galbellinae
Julodinae
Parathyreinae
Polycestinae

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The larger and more spectacularly colored jewel beetles are highly prized by insect collectors. The elytra of some Buprestidae species have been traditionally used in beetlewing jewellery and decoration in certain countries in Asia, like India, Thailand and Japan.

Pustaka

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  1. "The first fossil buprestids from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of China (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2745: 53–62. 2011.