Polybothris sumptuosa

Polybothris sumptuosa, the Malagasy jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae.

Polybothris sumptuosa
Museum specimen of Polybothris sumptuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Polybothris
Species:	P. sumptuosa
Binomial name
Polybothris sumptuosa Klug, 1833

Description

Polybothris sumptuosa can reach a length of about 35–38 millimetres (1.4–1.5 in). 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

• Biolib
• Universal Biological Indexer
• Beetles of Madagascar.