Taphrocerus

Taphrocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. As of 2014 there are 174 described species. All are native to the New World except a single species described from South Africa.[1]

Taphrocerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Taphrocerus Solier, 1833
Species
about 174

Species include:[2]

• Taphrocerus achardi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus acutus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus aeneocollis Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus aeneocupreus Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus agriliformis Kerremans, 1897
• Taphrocerus agriloides Crotch, 1873
• Taphrocerus albodistinctus Knull, 1954
• Taphrocerus albofasciatus Fisher, 1922
• Taphrocerus albomaculatus Fisher, 1928
• Taphrocerus albopictus (Kerremans, 1896)
• Taphrocerus alboplagiatus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus alutaceicollis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus amazonicus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus amplifrons Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus angustus (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus argentinus Bruch, 1909
• Taphrocerus attenuatus Fisher, 1922
• Taphrocerus aureomicans Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus aureopilosus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus balthasari Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus bifasciatus Kerremans, 1900
• Taphrocerus bruchi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus bruneri Fisher, 1930
• Taphrocerus bucki Cobos, 1958
• Taphrocerus capensis Hespenheide in Bellamy & Hespenheide, 1988
• Taphrocerus carinulosus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus catacaustus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus catharinae Obenberger, 1917
• Taphrocerus cayennensis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus cernosvitovi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus chalumeaui Hespenheide, 1998
• Taphrocerus chevrolati Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus cocois Bondar, 1922
• Taphrocerus collarti Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus colombiae Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus communis Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus compactus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus costatus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus cupriceps Kerremans, 1900
• Taphrocerus cyanipennis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus cylindricollis Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus depilis Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus deplanatus Théry, 1923
• Taphrocerus dietzi Fisher, 1933
• Taphrocerus difficilis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus dudai Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus elegans Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus elongatus (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus embriki Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus erbeni Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus exiguus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus fabichi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus fasciatus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus fastidiosus Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus fennahi Théry, 1947
• Taphrocerus finitimus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus fisherellus Obenberger, 1937
• Taphrocerus fisheri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus floridanus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus gentilis (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus gracilis (Say, 1825)
• Taphrocerus gratiosus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus guttatus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus guyanae Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus haenkei Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus haitiensis Fisher, 1949
• Taphrocerus halffteri Cobos, 1978
• Taphrocerus hansi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus helferi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus hintoni Fisher, 1938
• Taphrocerus holiki Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus howardi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus hypocrita Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus innubus (Fabricius, 1801)
• Taphrocerus inusitatus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus joukli Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus kapczyhaberi Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus kerremansi Dugès, 1891
• Taphrocerus kheili Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus klimschi Obenberger, 1917
• Taphrocerus kormilevi Cobos, 1956
• Taphrocerus laesicollis Chevrolat, 1867
• Taphrocerus laevicollis LeConte, 1878
• Taphrocerus leoni Dugès, 1891
• Taphrocerus lepidus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus liliputanus Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus loretanus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus luederwaldti Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus major Cobos, 1978
• Taphrocerus mercedensis White, 1947
• Taphrocerus meridionalis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus mexicanus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus micropilosus Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus minutus Kerremans, 1903
• Taphrocerus missionarius Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus modicus Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus mrazi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus nanulus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus natalensis Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus nickerli Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus nigritulus Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus nugator (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus obenbergeri Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus obscurellus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus ogloblini Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus olivierai Cobos, 1978
• Taphrocerus orizabae Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus paraguayensis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus parallelus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus paranaensis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus parvus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus pauligenus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus pereirai Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus pertyi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus peruvianus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus pictus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus politus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus potamicus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus potamophilus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus preissi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus pressli Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus pseudovolitans Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus psilopteroides Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus pumilus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus puncticollis Schwarz, 1878
• Taphrocerus punctuliceps Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1889
• Taphrocerus putillus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus pygmaeus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus quadriplagiatus Obeneberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus rambouseki Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus reimoseri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus riparius Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus rotundicollis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus rusticus Thomson, 1879
• Taphrocerus santipauli Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
• Taphrocerus scriptus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus scutellatus Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus sedyi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus sericans Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus sericeicollis Cobos, 1959
• Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
• Taphrocerus simillimus Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus singularis Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus squamulatus Kerremans, 1896
• Taphrocerus strandi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus stygicus Thomson, 1879
• Taphrocerus subcarinulosus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus subglaber Fisher, 1925
• Taphrocerus subpolitus Cobos, 1967
• Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
• Taphrocerus susterai Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus szekessyi Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus tao Zayas, 1988
• Taphrocerus temporalis Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus tenellus (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus tennenbaumi Obenberger, 1934
• Taphrocerus tenuis (Kirsch, 1873)
• Taphrocerus tetragraptus Obenberger, 1941
• Taphrocerus theryi Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus tigrensis Obenberger, 1947
• Taphrocerus timidus Chevrolat, 1867
• Taphrocerus troniceki Obenberger, 1937
• Taphrocerus ujhelyii Apt, 1954
• Taphrocerus unicolor Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus volitans (Gory, 1841)
• Taphrocerus wagneri Kerremans, 1913
• Taphrocerus wendleri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus wimmeri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus winteri Obenberger, 1924
• Taphrocerus zikani Obenberger, 1924

References

1. Marek, J. (2014). Studies on the genus Taphrocerus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) - Part I. Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská: Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 10(1) 127-33.
2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Taphrocerus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.