Sambus is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. There are some 165 species distributed across Africa, parts of Asia, and Oceania, including Australia.[1]

Sambus
a black and brown beetle
A sambus quadricolor beetle
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Sambus

Deyrolle, 1864

Species include:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Genus Sambus. The Buprestidae of Fiji. The World of Jewel Beetles.
  2. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Sambus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.