Chalcophorotaenia Obenberger, 1928

Bellamy, C. L., 2006, Studies on the Australian Chalcophorini: a new genus for Chalcophora subfasciata Carter, 1916 and a review of the Pseudotaenia Kerremans, 1903 generic-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Zootaxa 1206 (1), pp. 23-46 : 41

Genus Chalcophorotaenia Obenberger, 1928 , status resurrected

Pseudotaenia (Chalcophorotaenia) Obenberger 1928: 28 ; Bellamy 1985: 415; 1986: 594. Chalcoplia (Chalcophorotaenia) : Hołyṅski 1997:182.

Chalcophorotaenia: Bellamy 2002: 48 .

Type species: Chalcotaenia quadriimpressa Waterhouse, 1875 (original designation).

Remarks. This genus contains 15 Australian species and although not originally listed as a constituent of the Pseudotaenia generic group by Volkovitsh (2001), it clearly belongs there and is transferred now. As stated in the introduction, the placement of this taxon as a subgenus of the otherwise strictly southern African Chalcoplia by Hołyṅski (1997) is counter­intuitive considering the lack of Gondwanan buprestid relationships that involve only Africa and Australia; any morphological similarities are likely at best convergent and analogous. A revision of Chalcophorotaenia is overdue.