Sambomorpha Explained

Sambomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Americas from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.^[1]

These beetles are mostly black in color, but some species have purplish or blue casts.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

• Sambomorpha aeneifrons (Kerremans, 1896)
• Sambomorpha argentiniensis Cobos, 1959
• Sambomorpha blairi Obenberger, 1940
• Sambomorpha catharinae Obenberger, 1924
• Sambomorpha chiapas Bellamy, 1997
• Sambomorpha clarki Hespenheide, 1990
• Sambomorpha corona Bellamy, 2007^[3]
• Sambomorpha costarica Bellamy, 1997
• Sambomorpha occidentalis Bellamy, 1997
• Sambomorpha panama Bellamy, 2007^[3]
• Sambomorpha quintana Bellamy, 1997
• Sambomorpha vicina Obenberger, 1940

Notes and References

1. Bellamy, C. L. (1997). A revision of the Neotropical coroebine genus Sambomorpha Obenberger 1924 (Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilinae). Tropical Zoology 10(1) 143-56.
2. Web site: Genus Sambomorpha . Bellamy, C. L. . 2013 . A Checklist of World Buprestoidea . 7 Sep 2021.
3. Bellamy, C. L. (2007). Two new species of Sambomorpha Obenberger, 1924 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Costa Rica and Panama. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(3) 471-75.