Chrysochroa fulminans
Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao
Chrysochroa fulminans from Sumatra
Scientific classification Edit this 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
(Fabricius, 1787)
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 nylanderiHołyński, 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

  1. ↑ "Chrysochroa fulminans". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ↑ BioLib.cz: species Chrysochroa fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
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