Cyphogastra foveicollis
| Cyphogastra foveicollis | |
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| Cyphogastra foveicollis. Mounted specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
| Genus: | Cyphogastra |
| Species: | C. foveicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphogastra foveicollis (Boisduval, 1835) | |
Cyphogastra foveicollis is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.[1]
Description
Cyphogastra foveicollis reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. The basic colour of the elytra and thorax may be metallic dark green or dark purplish.
Distribution
This species occurs in West Papua. [2]