Sternocera
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Sternocera | |
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Sternocera chrysis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.
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 castanea boucardii, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
Sternocera chrysis, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
References
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Schizopodidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
External links
Media related to Sternocera at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sternocera at Wikispecies
- African Sternocera
- Asian Sternocera
- Revision of the African Sternocera - Holm & Gussmann (1992)Error: "Q1316004" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Buprestidae genera
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz