Australasia
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NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cyphogastra pistor (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyphogastra pistor (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Buprestidae
- Genus
- Cyphogastra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyElateriformia
- superfamilyBuprestoidea Leach, 1815
- familyBuprestidae
- genusCyphogastra
- speciesCyphogastra pistor (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyphogastra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyphogastra adonis Kerremans, 1911 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra amatina Kerremans, 1919 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra armata Théry, 1923 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra biimpressa Obenberger, 1922 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra bruyni Lansberge, 1880 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra canaliculata Théry, 1908 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra carbonaria Théry, 1908 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra chalcea Obenberger, 1922 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra collarti Descarpentires, 1956 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra coriacea Kerremans, 1910 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra cribrata Deyrolle, 1864 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyphogastra cyanipes Kerremans, 1895 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyphogastra saundersi (Macleay, 1888) (Macleay, 1888) | synonym |
| Chrysodema saundersi Macleay, 1888 Macleay, 1888 | synonym |
| Cyphogastra browni Carter, 1921 Carter, 1921 | synonym |
| Chrysodema pistor Laporte & Gory, 1835 Laporte & Gory, 1835 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- http://coleopsoc.org/buprestidae/WorldCat/genera/Cyphogastra.htm Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33F6X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.