Leiopleura

Leiopleura
Leiopleura jewel beetle in Belize
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Agrilinae
Tribe: Tracheini
Genus: Leiopleura
Deyrolle, 1864
Synonyms
  • Enbrachys Fisher, 1935
  • Leiopleurella Fisher, 1922
  • Liopleura Kerremans, 1892

Leiopleura is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are more than 150 described species in Leiopleura, found in the Neotropics and Oceania.