Sternocera sternicornis
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| Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Sternocera |
| Species: | S. sternicornis
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| 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
- ^ a b "Taxon profile". BioLib. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Bourdon, Philippe. "Sternocera sternicornis". Coleoptera Atlas. Coleoptera-Atlas. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sir William Jardine (1835). The naturalist's library. W.H. Lizars. pp. 156–.
- ^ "Sternocera sternicornis". Insect Life Forms. Retrieved 12 January 2017.