Sphingnotus mirabilis
Appearance
Sphingnotus mirabilis | |
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Sphingnotus mirabilis from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
Tribe: | Tmesisternini |
Genus: | Sphingnotus |
Species: | S. mirabilis
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Binomial name | |
Sphingnotus mirabilis (Boisduval, 1835)
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Sphingnotus mirabilis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Description
[edit]Sphingnotus mirabilis can reach a length of 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in). Head, prothorax and elitra have a brilliant metallic blue colour. Elyra bears two trasversal whitish or azure bands.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in New Guinea.
List of subspecies
[edit]- Sphingnotus mirabilis admirabilis Kriesche, 1923
- Sphingnotus mirabilis keyensis Schwarzer, 1924
- Sphingnotus mirabilis mirabilis (Boisduval, 1835)
- Sphingnotus mirabilis mniszechi Perroud, 1855
- Sphingnotus mirabilis salomonum Breuning, 1945
- Sphingnotus mirabilis splendens Gressitt, 1984
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