Meliboeithon
| Meliboeithon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Obenberger, 1920 |
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
- ^ 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.