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 which unlike leaves does not reflect in the near-infrared.[1] 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).[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in southern India.
References
- ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
- ^ The Indian Forester. R.P. Sharma. 1919. p. 142.
- 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
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