Sternocera orissa
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Sternocera
Species:
S. orissa
Binomial name
Sternocera orissa
Buquet, 1837

Sternocera orissa, the 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

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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, Zimbabwe and in Tanzania.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Biolib
  2. ↑ "Sternocera orissa". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. ↑ E. Holm, S. Gussmann Revision of the genus Sternocera Eschscholtz of Africa
  4. ↑ Beetles of Africa
  5. ↑ African Sternocera
  6. ↑ Chmurova, Lucia (6 February 2013). "Sternosea orissa Buquet, 1837". Flickr. Natural History Museum UK. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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