Sternocera sternicornis

Sternocera sternicornis
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Sternocera
Species:
S. sternicornis
Binomial name
Sternocera sternicornis

Sternocera sternicornis is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family.[1]

Subspecies

  • Sternocera sternicornis orientalis (Herbst, 1801)
  • Sternocera sternicornis sternicoris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Sternocera sternicornis can reach a length of about 45 millimetres (1.8 in).[2] The basic color of the elytra is metallic bright green, with small yellow or ash-colored eyespots.[3] Two larger spots are present at the base of the elytra. The surface of the thorax is covered with deeply impressed punctures. The antennae and tarsi are blackish.[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in India.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon profile". BioLib. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Bourdon, Philippe. "Sternocera sternicornis". Coleoptera Atlas. Coleoptera-Atlas. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
  4. ↑ Sir William Jardine (1835). The naturalist's library. W.H. Lizars. pp. 156–.
  5. ↑ "Sternocera sternicornis". Insect Life Forms. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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