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Meliboeithon
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Meliboeithon

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.).

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Meliboeithon bicostatus

speciesMeliboeithon bicostatus

Meliboeithon vitticeps

speciesMeliboeithon vitticeps

Meliboeithon confusus

speciesMeliboeithon confusus

Meliboeithon crassus

speciesMeliboeithon crassus

Meliboeithon cylindricollis

speciesMeliboeithon cylindricollis

Meliboeithon intermedius

speciesMeliboeithon intermedius

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1308328.