Melanophila
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Melanophila 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:
- Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer, 1774)
- Melanophila atra Gory, 1841
- Melanophila atropurpurea (Say, 1823)
- Melanophila caudata (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
- Melanophila consputa LeConte, 1857
- Melanophila cockerellae Wickham, 1912
- Melanophila coriacea Kerremans, 1894
- Melanophila cuspidata (Klug, 1829)
- Melanophila gestroi Obenberger, 1923
- Melanophila handlirschi Wickham, 1912
- Melanophila heeri Wickham, 1914
- Melanophila ignicola Champion, 1918
- Melanophila notata (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
- Melanophila obscurata Lewis, 1893
- Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
- Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841