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
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
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.