''Polybothris sumptuosa'', they Malagasy jewel beetle, is a species of
beetles in the family
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...
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Description
''Polybothris sumptuosa'' can reach a length of about . This jewel beetle shows various chromatic forms. There are a shiny metallic blue form (''P. sumptuosa gemma''), a dark green form (''P. sumptuosa superba'') and a dark green to black form (''P. sumptuosa sumptuosa'').
Distribution
These wood boring beetles can be found in
Madagascar.
References
BiolibUniversal Biological Indexer
sumptuosa
Buprestidae
Beetles described in 1833
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