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Sternocera hildebrandti
Jewel Beetle (Sternocera hildebrandti)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Sternocera
Species:	S. hildebrandti
Binomial name
Sternocera hildebrandti Harold, 1878

Sternocera hildebrandti is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. The elytra of the brown to red brown jewel beetles show a medium reflectance in the near-infrared. The elytra are very hard and have been used by the Wataita as clattering earrings for special ceremonies. The species was named in honor of Johann Maria Hildebrandt by his father.

Distribution

This species can be found in East Africa from Ethiopia to the south of Tanzania for example in akazia trees.

References

1. Gussmann, Sibylle; Holm, Erik (2004). The African Jewel Beetles: (Buprestidae: Julodinae). Taita Publishers. ISBN 978-80-902734-5-0.
2. Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
3. Hildebrandt, J.M. (1879). "XV. Von Mombassa nach Kitui". Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin. 14: 321–350.
4. Hildebrandt, J.M. (1878). "Ethnographische Notizen über Wakámba und ihre Nachbaren". Zeitschrift für Ethnologie. 10: 347–406.
5. van Huis, Arnold (2021). "Cultural Significance of Beetles in Sub-Saharan Africa". Insects. 12 (4): 368. doi:10.3390/insects12040368. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 8074302. PMID 33924136.
6. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-11-18). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3.
7. Gerstaecker, A. (1884). Bestimmung der von Dr. G. A. Fischer während seiner Reise nach dem Massai-Land gesammelten Coleopteren. Aus dem Jahresbuch der wissenschaftlichen Anstalten zu Hamburg für 1883. Hamburg. p. 51.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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