Hippomelas

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Hippomelas
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Hippomelas planicauda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Tribe: Dicercini
Subtribe: Hippomelanina
Genus: Hippomelas
Laporte & Gory, 1837

Hippomelas is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Hippomelas". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. "Hippomelas genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  3. Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles" . Retrieved 2021-09-07.