Biology:Sambomorpha

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Sambomorpha
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Sambomorpha

Obenberger, 1924
Species

12

Sambomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Americas from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina .[1]

These beetles are mostly black in color, but some species have purplish or blue casts.[1]

Species include:[2]

  • Sambomorpha aeneifrons (Kerremans, 1896)
  • Sambomorpha argentiniensis Cobos, 1959
  • Sambomorpha blairi Obenberger, 1940
  • Sambomorpha catharinae Obenberger, 1924
  • Sambomorpha chiapas Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha clarki Hespenheide, 1990
  • Sambomorpha corona Bellamy, 2007[3]
  • Sambomorpha costarica Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha occidentalis Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha panama Bellamy, 2007[3]
  • Sambomorpha quintana Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha vicina Obenberger, 1940

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bellamy, C. L. (1997). A revision of the Neotropical coroebine genus Sambomorpha Obenberger 1924 (Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilinae). Tropical Zoology 10(1) 143-56.
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Sambomorpha". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Sambomorpha.htm. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Two new species of Sambomorpha Obenberger, 1924 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Costa Rica and Panama. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(3) 471-75.

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