The Buprestidae (Coleoptera, Buprestoidea) of the Tuscan Archipelago (Italy)

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Feb 21:12:e117362. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117362. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Background: Buprestidae is a group of beetles of important conservation and phytosanitary value that is poorly studied in the Tuscan Archipelago and the limited faunistic knowledge available refers to a few scant historical records.

New information: The present contribution increments the species documented in the Archipelago from 27 to 51, providing more than 300 georeferenced occurrence records, derived from both direct field research and citizen science via iNaturalist. Of particular importance is the discovery of Eurythyreaquercus on Isola d'Elba, an uncommon and localised species currently critically endangered.

Keywords: Jewel beetles; PNRR; biodiversity; faunistic; wood borers.