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Species of beetle
Chrysochroa fulminans
Chrysochroa fulminans from
Mindanao
Chrysochroa fulminans from
Sumatra
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Buprestidae
Subfamily:
Chrysochroinae
Tribe:
Chrysochroini
Genus:
Chrysochroa
Species:
C. fulminans
Binomial name
Chrysochroa fulminans
Synonyms
[1]
Buprestis fulgurans Illiger, 1800
Buprestis fulminans Fabricius, 1787
Chrysochroa ceilonensis (Voet, 1804)
Chrysochroa cobaltina Fisher, 1922
Chrysochroa coerula Kerremans, 1903
Chrysochroa crassicollis Théry, 1930
Chrysochroa diana Kerremans, 1914
Chrysochroa eschscholtzii Thomson, 1878
Chrysochroa fulgurans (Illiger, 1800)
Chrysochroa lata Schaufuss, 1885
Chrysochroa leopoldi Théry, 1933
Chrysochroa mikado Obenberger, 1919
Chrysochroa nigra Veth, 1913
Chrysochroa rouyeri Théry, 1933
Chrysochroa strandi Obenberger, 1928
Chrysochroa vanrooni Obenberger, 1928
Cucujus ceilonensis Voet, 1804
Chrysochroa fulminans is the
type species of jewel beetle in its genus; it belongs to the
family
Buprestidae ,
tribe
Chrysochroini and subgenus Chrysochroa .
[2]
Description
Chrysochroa fulminans can reach a length of about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). These beetles have a glossy surface with iridescent colors varying from green to reddish or violet.
List of subspecies
Chrysochroa fulminans agusanensis Kurosawa, 1979
Chrysochroa fulminans aurora Heller, 1912
Chrysochroa fulminans babuyanensis Kurosawa, 1989
Chrysochroa fulminans baliana Obenberger, 1928
Chrysochroa fulminans bimanensis Lansberge, 1879
Chrysochroa fulminans chrysura Gory, 1840
Chrysochroa fulminans chrysuroides Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysochroa fulminans cyaneonigra Kurosawa, 1991
Chrysochroa fulminans florensis Kerremans, 1891
Chrysochroa fulminans fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
Chrysochroa fulminans funebris Théry, 1898
Chrysochroa fulminans kaupii Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysochroa fulminans krausei Descarpentries, 1971
Chrysochroa fulminans nagaii Kurosawa, 1990
Chrysochroa fulminans nishiyamai Kurosawa, 1990
Chrysochroa fulminans nylanderi Hołyński, 2009
Chrysochroa fulminans praelonga White, 1843
Chrysochroa fulminans variabilis Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysochroa fulminans vethiana Obenberger, 1926
Distribution
These beetles can be found from
Malaysia ,
Indonesia , the
Philippines , to
Papua New Guinea .
References
External links
Chrysochroa fulminans Buprestis fulminans