Biology:Meliboeithon

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Meliboeithon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Buprestoidea
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Meliboeithon

Obenberger, 1920
Species

6

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hawkeswood, T. J. (2006). Review of the biology of the Australian genus Meliboeithon Obenberger, 1920 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 8 3-4.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Meliboeithon". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Meliboeithon.htm. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6812283 entry




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