The record of the Jewel beetle, Strigoptera bimaculata (L., 1758) (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from India

Authors

  • M. Rajesh
  • R. Kishore
  • A. Gangadharan
  • M. Athira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.807

Abstract

Strigoptera bimaculata (L., 1758) is a tropical Buprestid (jewel beetles) found throughout Southeast Asia to Northern Australia. Adult S. bimaculata was observed in The American College in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The present record extends its known distribution range further towards the west being the western most occurrence of this species in the world.

Author Biographies

M. Rajesh

PG Department of Zoology & Research, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

R. Kishore

Department of Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

A. Gangadharan

PG Department of Zoology & Research, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

M. Athira

PG Department of Zoology & Research, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Rajesh, M. ., Kishore, R. ., Gangadharan , A. ., & Athira, M. . (2022). The record of the Jewel beetle, Strigoptera bimaculata (L., 1758) (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from India. ENTOMON, 47(4), 483–486. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.807

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Short Communications