Hippomelas sphenicus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Hippomelas sphenicus
Hippomelas sphenicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Hippomelas
Species:
H. sphenicus
Binomial name
Hippomelas sphenicus
(LeConte, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hippomelas grossus Casey, 1909
  • Hippomelas robustus Casey, 1909
  • Hippomelas serrulatus Casey, 1909

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hippomelas sphenicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Hippomelas sphenicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.