''Esmeralda'' is a
genus
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of
beetle
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s in the
family
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Cerambycidae
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, containing the following
species
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:
Species of the genus ''Esmeralda'' are found in the Guianas and Brazil.
* ''
Esmeralda coerulea''
(Schoenherr, 1817)
* ''
Esmeralda costulata''
Bates, 1891
* ''
Esmeralda laetifica''
Bates, 1869
* ''
Esmeralda polita''
(Fragoso & Monné, 1988)
References
Prioninae
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