Sternocera

Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.

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Vinony's link graph records 15 inbound references to Sternocera, and connects out to Animalia, insect and Carl Linnaeus.

It is catalogued under topics including Buprestidae genera and Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz.

Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae

Observations recorded2,826

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 183
Family: Buprestidae
Collections: YPM, DMNS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SAM
Recorded in: Kenya, Thailand, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Julodinae
Image: Metallic Wood Boring Beetle (Sternocera sternicornis orientalis syn. Sternocera basalis) W IMG 2894.jpg

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Commons category: Sternocera
taxon name: Sternocera
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Sternocera

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Encyclopedic overview

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Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.

==Characteristics== There are 26 species in this genus. Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.

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