Sternocera sternicornis

Sternocera sternicornis
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Sternocera
Species:	S. sternicornis
Binomial name
Sternocera sternicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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. "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.