Sternocera sternicornis

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Sternocera sternicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Sternocera
Species:
S. sternicornis
Binomial name
Sternocera sternicornis

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

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Subspecies

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]

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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.