Meliboeithon

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]

References

  1. 1 2 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. (2010). "Genus Meliboeithon". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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