''Hippomelas'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the family
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family (biology), family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy Iridescence, iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the lar ...
, containing the following species:
[
* '' Hippomelas aeneocupreus'' Kerremans, 1919
* '' Hippomelas brevipes'' Casey, 1909
* '' Hippomelas martini'' Nelson, 1996
* '' Hippomelas mexicanus'' (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
* '' Hippomelas parkeri'' Nelson, 1996
* '' Hippomelas planicauda'' Casey, 1909
* '' Hippomelas saginatus'' (Mannerheim, 1837)
* '' Hippomelas sphenicus'' (LeConte, 1854)
]
References
Buprestidae genera
Buprestidae
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