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]
Meliboeithon bicostatus (Carter, 1928)
Meliboeithon confusus Bellamy, 1988
Meliboeithon crassus (Kerremans, 1898)
Meliboeithon cylindricollis Bellamy, 1988
Meliboeithon intermedius (Kerremans, 1898)
Meliboeithon vitticeps (Carter, 1924)
^ abHawkeswood, 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.
^Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Meliboeithon". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
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