Meliboeithon
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Genus: | Meliboeithon Obenberger, 1920
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Meliboeithon is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia. There are six species.[1]
These beetles are black or purplish in color. The adults are often found on the stems of rushes (Juncus spp.).[1]
Species include:[2]
- Meliboeithon bicostatus (Carter, 1928)
- Meliboeithon confusus Bellamy, 1988
- Meliboeithon crassus (Kerremans, 1898)
- Meliboeithon cylindricollis Bellamy, 1988
- Meliboeithon intermedius (Kerremans, 1898)
- Meliboeithon vitticeps (Carter, 1924)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). Review of the biology of the Australian genus Meliboeithon Obenberger, 1920 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Calodema 8 3-4.
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Meliboeithon". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.