Sternocera
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| Sternocera chrysis | |
Scientific classification 
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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 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[]
Sternocera hunteri
Sternocera sternicornis orientalis from India
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Gallery[]
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
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)
Categories:
- Buprestidae genera
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz