''Meliboeus'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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, the jewel beetles. They are distributed throughout the

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, and

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s. As of 2008, there were 227 species. Species include:

Species

*'' Meliboeus abessinicus'' Obenberger, 1919 *'' Meliboeus abimvae'' Théry, 1940 *'' Meliboeus achardi'' Obenberger, 1924 *'' Meliboeus adlbaueri'' Niehuis, 1998 *'' Meliboeus adonis'' Obenberger, 1919 *'' Meliboeus aeneifrons''

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, 1864 *'' Meliboeus aeneiventris''

, 1864 *'' Meliboeus aeneopictus'' Kerremans, 1895 *'' Meliboeus aeneus'' Kerremans, 1899 *'' Meliboeus aeratus'' (Mulsant & Rey, 1863) *'' Meliboeus aethiopicus'' Kerremans, 1913 *'' Meliboeus albomaculatus'' Théry, 1937 *'' Meliboeus albopilosus'' Kerremans, 1899 *'' Meliboeus alfierianus'' Théry, 1935 *'' Meliboeus algiricus'' Théry, 1930 *'' Meliboeus alluaudi'' Théry, 1930 *'' Meliboeus amethystinus'' (Olivier, 1790) *'' Meliboeus andrewesi'' Obenberger, 1922 *'' Meliboeus angolus'' Bellamy, 1998 *'' Meliboeus angustatus'' Fisher, 1930 *'' Meliboeus annon'' (Gory, 1841) *'' Meliboeus anticerugosus'' Obenberger, 1944 *'' Meliboeus aureolus'' (Abeille de Perrin, 1893) *'' Meliboeus babaulti'' Théry, 1930 *'' Meliboeus bakeri'' Kerremans, 1914 *'' Meliboeus bandarensis'' Obenberger, 1924 *'' Meliboeus belzebuth'' Obenberger, 1944 *'' Meliboeus berbericus'' Théry, 1930 *'' Meliboeus biafranus'' Obenberger, 1921 *'' Meliboeus bicolor'' Fisher, 1930 *'' Meliboeus bicoloratus'' Kerremans, 1914 *'' Meliboeus bipartitus''

, 1864 *'' Meliboeus nigrocoeruleus''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4043950 Buprestidae genera