Sternocera

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Sternocera
Sternocera chrysis-Musee zoologique de Strasbourg.jpg
Sternocera chrysis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Julodinae
Genus: Sternocera
Eschscholtz, 1829
Species

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Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily. [1]

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Characteristics

There are 26 species in this genus. [2] Some speciesS. aequisignata and S. aurosignataare used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.

Species

Sternocera aequisignata Buprestidae - Sternocera aequisignata-1.JPG
Sternocera aequisignata
Sternocera hunteri Sternocera.hunteri.mounted.jpg
Sternocera hunteri
Sternocera sternicornis orientalis from India Metallic Wood Boring Beetle (Sternocera basalis) W IMG 2894.jpg
Sternocera sternicornis orientalis from India

References

  1. Anisanee, Thaenasa; Nakorn, Pradit; Warayutt, Pilap; Chavanut, Jaroenchaiwattanachote; Komgrit, Wongpakam; Khamla, Inkhavilay; Jatupon, Saijuntha; Wittaya, Tawong; Warong, Suksavate; Chairat, Tantrawatpan; Weerachai, Saijuntha (March 2025). "Exploring the Genetic Diversity of the Jewel Beetles Sternocera aequisignata Saunders, 1866, and S. ruficornis Saunders, 1866 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Thailand and Lao PDR". Insects. 16 (3). doi: 10.3390/in (inactive 19 August 2025). ISSN   2075-4450. Archived from the original on 2025-03-23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2025 (link)
  2. Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Schizopodidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.