Hippomelas
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Hippomelas is a genus of beetle
s in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
- Hippomelas aeneocupreus Kerremans, 1919
- Hippomelas brevipes Casey, 1909
- Hippomelas martini Nelson, 1996
- Hippomelas mexicanus (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
- Hippomelas parkeri Nelson, 1996
- Hippomelas planicauda Casey, 1909
- Hippomelas saginatus (Mannerheim, 1837)
- Hippomelas sphenicus (LeConte, 1854)