Melanophila

Melanophila
Melanophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Melanophila
Eschscholtz, 1829

Melanophila is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:[1]

  • 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

References

  1. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Melanophila". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. http://www.fond4beetles.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Melanophila.htm. Retrieved 17 Jun 2011.