Melasis buprestoides (Linnaeus, 1760) is a animal in the Eucnemidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melasis buprestoides (Linnaeus, 1760)

Melasis buprestoides (Linnaeus, 1760)

Melasis buprestoides is a 6–9 mm long cylindrical beetle with its widest body point on the scutum's leading edge.

Family
Eucnemidae
Genus
Melasis
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melasis buprestoides (Linnaeus, 1760)

Melasis buprestoides (Linnaeus, 1760) is a cylindrical beetle species. Its body length ranges from six to nine millimeters. The widest point of its body is located on the leading edge of the scutum.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Eucnemidae › Melasis

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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