Sternocera orissa
| Sternocera orissa | |
|---|---|
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| Sternocera orissa. Mounted specimen. | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Sternocera |
| Species: | S. orissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternocera orissa Buquet, 1837 | |
Sternocera orissa, common name Giant jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.[1][2]
Subspecies
- Sternocera orissa abita Holm & Gussmann, 1992
- Sternocera orissa bertolonii Thomson, 1878
- Sternocera orissa lanifica Erichson, 1843
- Sternocera orissa luctifera Klug, 1855
- Sternocera orissa orissa Buquet, 1837
- Sternocera orissa variabilis Kerrmans, 1886
Description
Sternocera orissa can reach a length of about 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). The basic color of the elytra is greenish-black or bluish-black, with whitish to yellowish eyespots and markings.[3]
Distribution
This species can be found in Botswana, southern Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and in Tanzania.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biolib
- ↑ "Sternocera orissa". Encyclopedia of Life. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ E. Holm, S. Gussmann Revision of the genus Sternocera Eschscholtz of Africa
- ↑ Beetles of Africa
- ↑ African Sternocera
- ↑ Chmurova, Lucia. "Sternosea orissa Buquet, 1837". Flickr. Natural History Museum UK. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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