Melanophila atra Gory, 1841

Reyes-González, Roberto, Rös, Matthias, Martínez-Hernández, José Guadalupe & Corona-López, Angélica María, 2024, Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Oaxaca State, Mexico, Zootaxa 5447 (1), pp. 91-102 : 95

Melanophila atra Gory, 1841 ( Fig. 2b )

San Pablo Etla, La Mesita, 17.165 N, 96.743 W, Elev. 1872m, 05/IV/2023 (1), secondary oak forest, Malaise trap, Col. R. Reyes (CIUM). Previously recorded from Durango, Guanajuato, Morelos, and Veracruz ( Bellamy 2008 - 2009; Westcott et al. 2008; Corona-López et al. 2017).

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FIGURE 2. Photos show the dorsal habitus of the following species: a) Acmaeodera crossi Barr, 1992, b) Melanophila atra Gory, 1841, and c) Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837. Scale bars = 5 mm.