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Meliboeithon

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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]

References

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

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Meliboeithon is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia. There are six species.

These beetles are black or purplish in color. The adults are often found on the stems of rushes (Juncus spp.).

Species include:

Meliboeithon bicostatus (Carter, 1928) Meliboeithon confusus Bellamy, 1988 Meliboeithon crassus (Kerremans, 1898) Meliboeithon cylindricollis Bellamy, 1988 Meliboeithon intermedius (Kerremans, 1898) Meliboeithon vitticeps (Carter, 1924)
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