Meliboeithon

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Meliboeithon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Meliboeithon
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Meliboeithon". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.


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