Sternocera chrysis

Sternocera chrysis
Sternocera chrysis var. crysodioides. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Sternocera
Species:	S. chrysis
Binomial name
Sternocera chrysis (Fabricius, 1775)

Sternocera chrysis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.[1] It has a dark reddish elytra and dark pronotum.[2]

Subspecies

• Sternocera chrysis chrysis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Sternocera chrysis chrysioides Laporte & Gory, 1837
• Sternocera chrysis nitidicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835

Sternocera chrysis

Description

The basic color of the elytra is coppery-brown, while pronotum is usually metallic green.

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Iran, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Beluchistan, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.[3]

References

1. Biolib
2. Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
3. Asian Sternocera