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| Meliboeus violaceus | |
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| Genus: | Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 |
Meliboeus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are distributed throughout the Palearctic, Afrotropical, and Indomalayan realms. As of 2008, there were 227 species. [1]
Species include: [2]
Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.
Anthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini:
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles".
Aphanisticus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Coraebus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Habroloma is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Pseudagrilus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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.
Trachys is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Melobasis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Cyphogastra is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Iridotaenia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lampetis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lamprodila is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Sphenoptera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Julodis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Acmaeodera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, a group of metallic wood-boring beetles favored by insect collectors. Whereas most beetles including most buprestids fly with their elytra held out and vibrating their hindwings to give lift and thrust, Acmaedodera, however, fly with their hind wings only — the elytra are fused down the center and form a shield over the insect's abdomen, even during flight. This fact, combined with the banding across the abdomen which is common in this family, gives many of them a distinct wasp-like appearance when in flight. Several are therefore considered hymenopteran mimics.