Chrysochroa fulminans

Chrysochroa fulminans is the type species of jewel beetle in its genus; it belongs to the family Buprestidae, tribe Chrysochroini and subgenus Chrysochroa.[2]

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

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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