Chrysochroa is a genus of "jewel" or metallic wood-boring beetles, typical of the tribe Chrysochroini. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. However, a good number are found in India, one (Chrysochroa fulgidissima ssp. alternans) in Japan, (Chrysochroa coreana) in Korea, and one (Chrysochroa lepida) in Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysochroini |
| Genus: | Chrysochroa Dejean, 1833 |
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Species edit
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- Chrysochroa akiyamai Lander, 1989
- Chrysochroa andamanensis Saunders, 1867
- Chrysochroa annamensis Bourgoin, 1924
- Chrysochroa aurotibialis Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa baudoni Descarpentries, 1963
- Chrysochroa blairi Lander, 1989
- Chrysochroa bloetei Théry, 1935
- Chrysochroa browni Saunders, 1872
- Chrysochroa buqueti (Gory, 1833)
- Chrysochroa caroli Perroud, 1853
- Chrysochroa castelnaudii Deyrolle, 1862
- Chrysochroa celebensis Obenberger, 1932
- Chrysochroa celebigena Obenberger, 1935
- Chrysochroa chongi Endo, 1992
- Chrysochroa coelicolor Obenberger, 1942
- Chrysochroa corbetti Kerremans, 1893
- Chrysochroa coreana Han et Park, 2012
- Chrysochroa cuprascens (Waterhouse, 1881)
- Chrysochroa edwardsii Hope, 1843
- Chrysochroa elegans Thunberg, 1784
- Chrysochroa fallaciosa Théry, 1923
- Chrysochroa fulgens (DeGeer, 1778) (3 subspecies)
- Chrysochroa fulgidissima (Schönherr, 1817)
- Chrysochroa fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
- Chrysochroa gestroi Kurosawa, 1978
- Chrysochroa holstii Waterhouse in Waterhouse & Gahan, 1890
- Chrysochroa ignita (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chrysochroa intermedia Lander, 1992
- Chrysochroa ixora Gory, 1840
- Chrysochroa jasienskii Hołyński, 2009
- Chrysochroa klapaleki Obenberger, 1924
- Chrysochroa landeri Hołyński, 2009
- Chrysochroa limbata Nonfried, 1891
- Chrysochroa ludekingii Snellen von Vollenhoeven, 1864
- Chrysochroa mirabilis Thomson, 1878
- Chrysochroa miribella Obenberger, 1939
- Chrysochroa mniszechii Deyrolle, 1861
- Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysochroa parryi Saunders, 1867
- Chrysochroa perrotetii Guérin-Méneville, 1840
- Chrysochroa pseudoludekingii Lander, 1992
- Chrysochroa purpureiventris Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa rajah Gory, 1840
- Chrysochroa rogeri Dupont, 1832
- Chrysochroa rugicollis Saunders, 1866
- Chrysochroa sakaii Ohmomo, 1999
- Chrysochroa sarasinorum Flach, 1887
- Chrysochroa saundersii Saunders, 1866
- Chrysochroa semperi Saunders, 1874
- Chrysochroa similis Saunders, 1867
- Chrysochroa toulgoeti Descarpentries, 1982
- Chrysochroa unidentata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysochroa viridisplendens Théry, 1898
- Chrysochroa vittata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysochroa wallacei Deyrolle, 1864
- Chrysochroa waterstradti Théry, 1923
- Chrysochroa weyersii Deyrolle, 1864
References edit
- 1. Descarpentries (A.), 1982 - Une nouvelle espèce de Chysochroa, Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 12, 3.
- 2. Kerremans (C.), 1908-1909 - Monographie der Buprestides. Vol 3. Chrysochroini-Chalcophorites (pars).
- 3. Lander (T.), 1989 - A propos du genre Chysochroa Solier, Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 64, p. 1.
- 4. Lander (T.), 1992 - The Beetles of the World, volume 16. Chrysochroini 1. (Buprestidae), Sciences Nat, Venette. [1]
External links edit
- Buprestidae of Indo-Malaysia, Indochina and The Philippines An entomological page with a focus on Jewel Beetles
- Chrysochroa at insectoid.info
- "Chrysochroa" at the Encyclopedia of Life