Chrysochroa

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

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| image = Chrysochroa fulgidissima (Tamamushi) In Nature.PNG

| image_caption = "Tamamushi" (Chrysochroa fulgidissima) from Iizaka, Japan

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| taxon = Chrysochroa

| authority = Dejean, 1833

| synonyms = * Charytonia Gistel, 1848

  • Euchloris Billberg, 1820

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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.

Species

File:Jewel beetle (Chrysochroa fulminans), Mindanao, Philippines 08.jpg from Mindanao, Philippines]]

References

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  • 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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100805233411/http://www.insects.demon.co.uk/cm/cm-16-english.html]