Lampetis fastuosa

Lampetis fastuosa
	Lampetis fastuosa from India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Lampetis
Species:	L. fastuosa
Binomial name
	Lampetis fastuosa; (Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
	Buprestodes fastuosa; Psiloptera fastuosa;

Lampetis fastuosa is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.

Description

Lampetis fastuosa can reach a length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in).. 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 (Mimosaceae).

Distribution

This species can be found in Southern India.

References

Biolib
Zipcodezoo
Universal Biological Indexer
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 Gorodinski

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