Contribution to the knowledge of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of the Near East

Abstract

This paper provides faunistic information about almost a hundred different species and subspecies of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) including the subfamilies Julodinae, Acmaeoderinae, Polycestinae, Chalcophorinae and Buprestinae (except the genus Anthaxia) which have been found in the Near East. It also gives a survey of the literature concerning the Jewel Beetles of this region. There are photographs of l8 species. As the author intends to continue the list, he is interested in further information and offers assistance with identifications.