A family of beetles (order Coleoptera). They commonly are known as metallic wood-boring beetles. See also, BEETLES
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(2004). Buprestidae. In: Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48380-7_632
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