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KINGDOM : Animalia
PHYLUM : Arthropoda
CLASS : Insecta
ORDER : Coleoptera
SUBORDER : Polyphaga
SUPERFAMILY : Cerambycoidea
FAMILY :Cerambycidae
SUBFAMILY :Lamiinae
TRIBE :Sternotomini
GENUS :Sternotomis
SPECIES :S. Pulchra
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Sternotomis pulchra is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Sternotomis pulchra can reach a body length of 20-25 millimetres. Head, thorax and elyra are orange-coloured. The thorax bears transversal black rings and a spine on each side. Elytra shows some black markings and light green patches. Femora and tibiae are green. Antennae are black and longer than the beetle. These cerambycids feed on Liberian Coffee .
This species can be found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Sudan, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uganda and Angola.
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