Sphingnotus mirabilis

Sphingnotus mirabilis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Sphingnotus mirabilis
Sphingnotus mirabilis from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Tribe:	Tmesisternini
Genus:	Sphingnotus
Species:	S. mirabilis
Binomial name
Sphingnotus mirabilis (Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
Icthyosoma mirabile Montrouzier, 1855 Sphingnotus mirabilis mirabilis Gressitt, 1984 Tmesisternus mirabilis Boisduval, 1835

Description

Sphingnotus mirabilis can reach a length of 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in). Head, prothorax and elitra have a brilliant metallic blue colour. Elyra bears two trasversal whitish or azure bands.

Distribution

This species can be found in New Guinea.

List of subspecies

• Sphingnotus mirabilis admirabilis Kriesche, 1923
• Sphingnotus mirabilis keyensis Schwarzer, 1924
• Sphingnotus mirabilis mirabilis (Boisduval, 1835)
• Sphingnotus mirabilis mniszechi Perroud, 1855
• Sphingnotus mirabilis salomonum Breuning, 1945
• Sphingnotus mirabilis splendens Gressitt, 1984

References

• Biolib
• mirabilis F. VITALI – Cerambycoidea

External links

• Sphingnotus mirabilis splendens on Papua Insects