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Sternotomis pulchra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Family
  
Cerambycidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Cerambycoidea

Subfamily
  
Lamiinae

Genus
  
Sternotomis

Order
  
Beetle

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Sternotomis, Beetle, Sternotomis variabilis, Sternotomis itzingeri, Sternotomis callais

Sternotomis pulchra is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

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Description

Sternotomis pulchra can reach a body length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). Head, thorax and elyra are orange-coloured. The thorax bears transversal black rings and a spine on each side. Elytra shows some black markings and light green patches. Femora and tibiae are green. Antennae are black and longer than the beetle. These cerambycids feed on Liberian Coffee (Coffea liberica).

Distribution

This species can be found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Sudan, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uganda and Angola.

List of subspecies

  • Sternotomis pulchra var. bifasciata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Sternotomis pulchra var. humeralis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Sternotomis pulchra var. imatongensis Allard, 1993
  • Sternotomis pulchra var. maculata Breuning, 1935
  • Sternotomis pulchra var. obscura (Voet, 1778)
  • Sternotomis pulchra var. ornata (Olivier, 1795)
  • Sternotomis pulchra var. viridescens Breuning, 1935

    • References

    Sternotomis pulchra Wikipedia
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