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 |
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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
Sternocera aequisignata, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)_(2).jpg)
Sternocera castanea boucardii
Sternocera castanea boucardii, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
Sternocera chrysis, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
Sternocera chrysis chrysidoides from India - mounted specimen
Sternocera sternicornis, from Bengal - mounted specimen_W_IMG_2894.jpg)
Sternocera sternicornis orientalis from India
References
- ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Schizopodidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 22 Jun 2011.
External links
- African Sternocera
- Asian Sternocera
- Revision of the African Sternocera - Holm & Gussmann (1992)
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