Sternotomis pulchra

Sternotomis pulchra

"Sternotomis pulchra" is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Sternotomis pulchra - eyes (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140013/sternotomis_pulchra_-_frontal_stack.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra

Appearance

"Sternotomis pulchra" can reach a body length of 20–25 millimetres. 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.
Sternotomis pulchra - frontal (stack) A colorful speciment of longhorn beetle at 25mm, originally from Cameroon. Note the eyes wrapping around the antennae sockets, visible in some of the shots.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140009/sternotomis_pulchra.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140008/sternotomis_pulchra_-_side_view.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140010/sternotomis_pulchra_-_underside.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140011/sternotomis_pulchra_-_full_body_stack.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140012/sternotomis_pulchra_-_eyes_stack.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140014/sternotomis_pulchra_-_face_stack.html Extreme Macro,Sternotomis pulchra

Distribution

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.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusSternotomis
SpeciesS. pulchra
Photographed in
Netherlands