Sternocera
Sternocera | |
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Sternocera hunteri | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Subfamily: | Julodinae |
Genus: | Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Species | |
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Sternocera is a genus of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Characteristics
There are 26 species in this genus.[1] Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.
Species
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Gallery
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Sternocera aequisignata, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
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Sternocera castanea boucardii, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
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Sternocera chrysis, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
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Sternocera chrysis chrysidoides from India - mounted specimen
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Sternocera sternicornis, from Bengal - mounted specimen
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Sternocera sternicornis orientalis from India
References
- ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Schizopodidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 22 Jun 2011.
External links
Media related to Sternocera at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Sternocera at Wikispecies
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