Lampetis orientalis

Lampetis orientalis
Lampetis orientalis. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Lampetis
Species: L. orientalis
Binomial name
Lampetis orientalis
(Laporte & Gory, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Psiloptera (Spinthoptera) orientalis (C.G.) [1]
  • Buprestis orientalis Castelnau & Gory 1836[1]
  • Perotis cupratus (Klug) 1829[2]
  • Perotis orientalis[2]

Lampetis orientalis is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.[3][4]

Description

Lampetis orientalis can reach a length of about 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). Head and pronotum are bronzed-cupreous. Elytra are brownish-black. Pronotum is finely punctured on disk.[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread over all the Indian subcontinent.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roman В. HOŁYŃSKI Taxonomical, zoogeographical and phylogenetical relations among Indo-Pacific Psiloptera DEJ., Dicercomorpha Deyr., and related genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
  2. 1 2 Perotis cupratus in Coleopsoc
  3. ↑ Biolib
  4. ↑ Coleopsoc


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