Sternocera
Sternocera chrysis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Julodinae
Genus:	Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1829
Species
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Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.

Characteristics

There are 26 species in this genus. ^[1] Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.

Species

Gallery

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  Sternocera castanea boucardii
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  Sternocera castanea boucardii, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
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  Sternocera chrysis, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
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  Sternocera chrysis chrysidoides from India - mounted specimen
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  Sternocera sternicornis, from Bengal - mounted specimen

References

External links

• Media related to Sternocera at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Sternocera at Wikispecies
• African Sternocera
• Asian Sternocera
• Revision of the African Sternocera - Holm & Gussmann (1992)