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Melobasis COWIE sp 2 (a species of jewel-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club, 40 pp.) (as Melobasis sp 2)

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Buprestoidea

Family: Buprestidae

Subfamily: Buprestinae

Tribe: Melobasini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 13

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field Naturalists Club, 41 pages.

Ecology

Source ecological literature:
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field Naturalists Club, 41 pages.

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