Biology:Lampetis orientalis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Lampetis orientalis
Buprestiae - Lampetis orientalis.JPG
Lampetis orientalis. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Lampetis
Species:
L. orientalis
Binomial name
Lampetis orientalis
(Laporte & Gory, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Psiloptera (Spinthoptera) orientalis (C.G.) [1]
  • Buprestis orientalis Castelnau & Gory 1836[1]
  • Perotis cupratus (Klug) 1829[2]
  • Perotis orientalis[2]

Lampetis orientalis is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.[3][4]

Description

Lampetis orientalis can reach a length of about 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). Head and pronotum are bronzed-cupreous. Elytra are brownish-black. Pronotum is finely punctured on disk.[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread over all the Indian subcontinent.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roman В. HOŁYŃSKI Taxonomical, zoogeographical and phylogenetical relations among Indo-Pacific Psiloptera DEJ., Dicercomorpha Deyr., and related genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perotis cupratus in Coleopsoc
  3. ↑ Biolib
  4. ↑ Coleopsoc

Wikidata ☰ Q18344995 entry



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