Sambomorpha

Sambomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Sambomorpha; Obenberger, 1924
Species
	12

Last updated August 15, 2025

Sambomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Americas from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.^[1]

These beetles are mostly black in color, but some species have purplish or blue casts.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

Sambomorpha aeneifrons (Kerremans, 1896)
Sambomorpha argentiniensis Cobos, 1959
Sambomorpha blairi Obenberger, 1940
Sambomorpha catharinae Obenberger, 1924
Sambomorpha chiapas Bellamy, 1997
Sambomorpha clarki Hespenheide, 1990
Sambomorpha corona Bellamy, 2007^[3]
Sambomorpha costarica Bellamy, 1997
Sambomorpha occidentalis Bellamy, 1997
Sambomorpha panama Bellamy, 2007^[3]
Sambomorpha quintana Bellamy, 1997
Sambomorpha vicina Obenberger, 1940

References

1 2 Bellamy, C. L. (1997). A revision of the Neotropical coroebine genus Sambomorpha Obenberger 1924 (Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilinae). Tropical Zoology 10(1) 143-56.
↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Sambomorpha". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
1 2 Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Two new species of Sambomorpha Obenberger, 1924 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Costa Rica and Panama. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(3) 471-75.

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[bellamy97-1] 1 2 Bellamy, C. L. (1997). A revision of the Neotropical coroebine genus Sambomorpha Obenberger 1924 (Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilinae). Tropical Zoology 10(1) 143-56.

[2] Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Sambomorpha". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

[bellamy07-3] 1 2 Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Two new species of Sambomorpha Obenberger, 1924 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Costa Rica and Panama. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(3) 471-75.

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