Biology:Sternotomis pulchra

Short description: Species of beetle

Sternotomis pulchra
Sternotomis pulchra var. obscura from Republic of the Congo. Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Cerambycoidea
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Tribe:	Sternotomini
Genus:	Sternotomis
Species:	S. pulchra
Binomial name
Sternotomis pulchra (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
List Cerambyx pulcher Drury, 1773 Lamia humeralis Fabricius, 1775 Sternotomis pulchra humeralis (Fabricius, 1775) Lamia bifasciata Fabricius, 1775 (Preocc.?) Cerambyx obscurus Voet, 1778 (Unav.) Cerambyx marmoratus Voet, 1778 (Unav.) Cerambyx jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790 Cerambyx luteo-obscurus Panzer, 1794 (Unav.) Cerambyx ornatus Olivier, 1800 Sternotomis pulchra ornata (Olivier, 1800) Lamia imperialis Fabricius, 1801 Lamia blanda Schönherr, 1817 Lamia venditaria Schönherr, 1817 Sternotomis marmorata Hintz, 1911 Sternotomis pulchra ab. maculata Breuning, 1935 (Unav.) Sternotomis pulchra ab. obscura Breuning, 1935 (Unav.) Sternotomis pulchra ab. viridescens Breuning, 1935 (Unav.) Sternotomis pulchra griseocyanea Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra imatongensis Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra maculata Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra obscura Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra picta Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra polychrous Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra tshuapana Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra viridescens Allard, 1993 Sternotomis pulchra m. ivoriensis Teocchi et al. 2008 (Unav.)

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

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.

References

• Biolib
• F. VITALI - Cerambycoidea
• Dru Drury, John Obadiah Westwood - Illustrations of exotic entomology

Wikidata ☰ Q7611589 entry