Sambomorpha
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| Genus: | Sambomorpha Obenberger, 1924
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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
- ^ a b Bellamy, C. L. (1997). A revision of the Neotropical coroebine genus Sambomorpha Obenberger 1924 (Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilinae). Tropical Zoology 10(1) 143-56.
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Sambomorpha". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 14 Jun 2011.
- ^ a b 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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