Hippomelanina

Hippomelanina is a subtribe of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are at least 4 genera and about 15 described species in Hippomelanina.^[1][2][3]

Hippomelas planicauda

Hippomelanina
Gyascutus planicosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Tribe:	Dicercini
Subtribe:	Hippomelanina Holynski, 1993

Genera

• Barrellus Nelson & Bellamy, 1996
• Gyascutus LeConte, 1858
• Hippomelas Laporte & Gory, 1837
• Prasinalia Casey, 1909