Page 3 · Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) - 667 Species, Identification & Facts

Taphrocerus howardi

Identification: I suggest Taphrocerus howardi , based on the parallel-sided form, indistinct pattern of elytral pubescence, and rather coarse elytral punctation. Taph. nicolayi is very similar but usually slightly broadened at the humeri. Other sympa

Taphrocerus nicolayi

Identification: Dets. T. C. MacRae infrequently collected

Taphrocerus schaefferi

Taphrocerus schaefferi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Texania fulleri

Identification: "differs abundantly in the form of the thorax." Det. Joshua P. Basham, 2013

Texania langeri

Texania langeri (Texania langeri) is a species in the family Buprestidae, commonly known as metallic wood-boring beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Chrysochroinae, tribe Chrysochroini, suborder

Thrincopyge ambiens

Thrincopyge ambiens is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Trigonogya reticulaticollis

Identification: Det. E. G. Riley, 2009 Type Locality: Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas Texas considers this a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) At high risk of endangerment due to the EAB

Xenomelanophila miranda

This beetle only oviposits in smoldering wood, meaning it is only seen during forest fires - a place where one rarely finds entomologists. Firefighters know them by a fairly colorful name; "stumpf***ers". They have special infrared sensors on their b