Sambus

Sambus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Sambus
Deyrolle, 1864

Sambus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are some 165 species distributed across Africa, parts of Asia, and Oceania, including Australia.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. Genus Sambus. The Buprestidae of Fiji. The World of Jewel Beetles.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Sambus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
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