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Leiopleura

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Leiopleura
Photo of an iridescent green, blue and black beetle
Leiopleura jewel beetle in Belize
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Agrilinae
Tribe: Tracheini
Genus: Leiopleura
Deyrolle, 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • Enbrachys Fisher, 1935
  • Leiopleurella Fisher, 1922
  • Liopleura Kerremans, 1892

Leiopleura is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are more than 150 described species in Leiopleura, found in the Neotropics and Oceania.[2][3][4]

Species

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These 152 species belong to the genus Leiopleura:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS report, Leiopleura". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "GBIF, Leiopleura". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  3. ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Leiopleura Deyrolle, 1864". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  4. ^ Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The World of Jewel Beetles". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
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