Melanophila atropurpurea

Melanophila atropurpurea is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.^[1][2][3]

Melanophila atropurpurea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Melanophila
Species:	M. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Melanophila atropurpurea (Say, 1823)

References

1. "Melanophila atropurpurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
2. "Melanophila atropurpurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
3. "Melanophila atropurpurea species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

Further reading

• Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.