Campsosternus rutilans
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| Gold morph of Campsosternus rutilans in Bukidnon, Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | Campsosternus |
| Species: | C. rutilans
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| Binomial name | |
| Campsosternus rutilans Chevrolat, 1841
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Campsosternus rutilans is a species of click beetle with iridescent metallic coloration endemic to the Philippines. It is polymorphic and can vary greatly in coloration, ranging from a metallic green, to dark bronze, to a bright coppery-gold. It is a large beetle, with a length of 33 mm (1.3 in), and a width of 12 mm (0.47 in).[1][2]
Its thorax is slightly sinuous in outline with a prominent rim. The upper surface of the thorax is obliquely depressed on the posterior corners. The tiny scutellum is transversely rounded and elevated. The posterior ends of the elytra end in sharp but obtuse tips.[1]
Campsosternus rutilans was first described by the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1841 from a specimen collected from Manila. The specific name rutilans is Latin for "glowing or glittering with a reddish-golden light."[1]
References
- ^ a b c Chevrolat, Louis Alexandre Auguste (1841). "Description de trente-quatre espèces de Coléopterès de Manille et d'un Ticondyle de Ceylan". Revue Zoologique de la Société Cuvierienne: 221–228.
- ^ Candèze, E.C.A. (1875). "Relevé des Elatérides des Iles Philippines avec les diagnoses de quelques espéces inédites". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 18: 128–135.
External links
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