Lampetis orientalis

Lampetis orientalis
	Lampetis orientalis. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
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.

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.

Distribution

This species is widespread over all the Indian subcontinent.

References

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[fb-1] 1 2 3 4 Roman В. HOŁYŃSKI Taxonomical, zoogeographical and phylogenetical relations among Indo-Pacific Psiloptera DEJ., Dicercomorpha Deyr., and related genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

[fa-2] 1 2 Perotis cupratus in Coleopsoc

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Lampetis orientalis

Lampetis orientalis. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
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