Lampetis orientalis

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

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]

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


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