Sternocera
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Sternocera is a genus of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.
craft because of their iridescent wings.
Characteristics
There are 26 species in this genus. Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewingBeetlewing
Beetlewing, or beetlewing art, is an ancient craft technique using iridescent beetle wings practiced traditionally in Thailand, Myanmar, India, China and Japan.-Tradition:...
craft because of their iridescent wings.
Species
- Sternocera aequisignata Saunders, 1866
- Sternocera aurosignata Thomson, 1878
- Sternocera cariosicollis Fairmaire, 1884
- Sternocera castanea (Olivier, 1790)
- Sternocera chrysis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Sternocera dasypleuros Kollar, 1848
- Sternocera diardii Gory, 1840
- Sternocera discedens Kolbe, 1901
- Sternocera duvivieri Kerremans, 1898
- Sternocera feldspathica White, 1843
- Sternocera foveopubens Fairmaire, 1884
- Sternocera hildebrandti Harold, 1878
- Sternocera hunteri Waterhouse, 1889
- Sternocera interrupta (Olivier, 1790)
- Sternocera iris Harold, 1878
- Sternocera klugii Thomson, 1859
- Sternocera laevigata (Olivier, 1790)
- Sternocera marseuli Obenberger, 1923
- Sternocera multipunctata Saunders, 1869
- Sternocera ngorongorensis Holm & Gussmann, 1992
- Sternocera orissa Buquet, 1837
- Sternocera pulchra Waterhouse, 1879
- Sternocera ruficornis Saunders, 1866
- Sternocera sternicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Sternocera syriaca Saunders, 1874
- Sternocera tricolor Kerremans, 1886