The Buprestidae is the eighth largest family of Coleoptera with many extant buprestids common and abundant in
their respective habitats. The Buprestidae is comprised of nearly 14900 valid species (Bellamy 2008a; Bellamy
2009), which were placed in 12 subfamilies by Brues et al. (1954), seven subfamilies by Bílý (1974), 13 subfamilies
by Cobos (1980) and Nelson (1982), five subfamilies by Lawrence & Newton (1982) and 14 subfamilies by
Bellamy (1985). Nowadays, a consolidated system of six subfamilies is commonly accepted (Bellamy 2008b).