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| Species: | S. striatopunctata |
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| Sybra striatopunctata Breuning, 1939 | |
Sybra striatopunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1939. [1]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
Stephan von Breuning was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, particularly Cerambycidae.
It's 7–11 mm long and 2⅔–3½ mm wide, and its type locality is Fauro Island, Solomon Islands. [2]
Fauro Island is an island of the Shortland Islands archipelago, located in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, located at 6°55′S156°4′E. Along the center spine of the island are Mount Pauboleala with an elevation of 574', Mount Lalauka with an elevation of 517', and Sharp Peak with an elevation of 484'.
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands, but excludes outlying islands, such as Rennell and Bellona, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
