Sternotomis

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Sternotomis
Sternotomis pulchra var. obscura from Republic of the Congo. Male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Sternotomini
Genus: Sternotomis
Percheron, 1836
Synonyms
  • Ultiolemur Thomson, 1868
  • Pseudolemur Breuning, 1935

Sternotomis is a genus of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae), native to Sub-Saharan Africa. They are typically conspicuously colored and 1.8–3.6 cm (0.7–1.4 in) long.

List of species

Sternotomis itzingeri

Sternotomis is divided into three subgenera, Pseudolemur, Sternotomis and Ultiolemur, and contains the following species:

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