Buprestoidea
Superfamily of beetles
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Buprestoidea is a superfamily of beetles.[1][2]
| Buprestoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Buprestis octoguttata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 |
It contains two families:
- Buprestidae Leach 1815, the jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles.
- Schizopodidae LeConte 1861
