Sambomorpha

Sambomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: 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.

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

Species include:

  • 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
  • Sambomorpha costarica Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha occidentalis Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha panama Bellamy, 2007
  • Sambomorpha quintana Bellamy, 1997
  • Sambomorpha vicina Obenberger, 1940
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