Lampetis orientalis

Lampetis orientalis
	Lampetis orientalis. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Lampetis
Species:	L. orientalis
Binomial name
	Lampetis orientalis; (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
Synonyms
	Psiloptera (Spinthoptera) orientalis (C.G.) ; Buprestis orientalis Castelnau & Gory 1836; Perotis cupratus (Klug) 1829; Perotis orientalis;

Lampetis orientalis is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.^[3]^[4]

Description

Lampetis orientalis can reach a length of about 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). Head and pronotum are bronzed-cupreous. Elytra are brownish-black. Pronotum is finely punctured on disk.^[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread over all the Indian subcontinent.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Roman В. HOŁYŃSKI Taxonomical, zoogeographical and phylogenetical relations among Indo-Pacific Psiloptera DEJ., Dicercomorpha Deyr., and related genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
^ ^a ^b Perotis cupratus in Coleopsoc
^ Biolib
^ Coleopsoc

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[fb-1] Roman В. HOŁYŃSKI Taxonomical, zoogeographical and phylogenetical relations among Indo-Pacific Psiloptera DEJ., Dicercomorpha Deyr., and related genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

[fa-2] Perotis cupratus in Coleopsoc

[3] Biolib

[4] Coleopsoc

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