Sternocera sternicornis
Appearance
Sternocera sternicornis | |
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Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Sternocera |
Species: | S. sternicornis
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Binomial name | |
Sternocera sternicornis |
Sternocera sternicornis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Sternocera sternicornis orientalis (Herbst, 1801)
- Sternocera sternicornis sternicoris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species can be found in India.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.