''Lampetis fastuosa'' is a jewel beetle of the
family Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...
.
Description
''Lampetis fastuosa'' can reach a length of . The basic colour is bright metallic bluish green. The head is rugose and the elytra are convex, with rows of distinct punctations. This species is considered a destructive insect. In India it defoliates the young shoots and gnaws the bark of ''
Acacia nilotica'' and ''
Acacia catechu
''Senegalia catechu'' is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to in height. The plant is called ''khair''
'' (
Mimosaceae).
Distribution
This species can be found in southern
India.
References
* Stebbing, E.P
''The bark-eating and root-boring beetles (Coelosterna scabrata, F., and Psiloptera fastuosa, F.) OF THE BABUL (Acacia arabica)''- Superintendent Government Printing, India
External links
Lampetis fastuosa on GorodinskiBiolibZipcodezooUniversal Biological Indexer
Beetles of Asia
Buprestidae
Beetles described in 1775
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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