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Sternotomis pulchra is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
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Sternotomis pulchra var. obscura from Republic of the Congo. Male and female | |
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Sternotomis pulchra (Drury, 1773)
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Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Biolib
- F. VITALI - Cerambycoidea
- Dru Drury, John Obadiah Westwood - Illustrations of exotic entomology