Sternotomis pulchra

Sternotomis pulchra is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Description
Sternotomis pulchra can reach a body length of . 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  (Coffea liberica).

Distribution
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.

List of subspecies
 Sternotomis pulchra var. bifasciata (Fabricius, 1775)
 Sternotomis pulchra var. humeralis (Fabricius, 1775)
 Sternotomis pulchra var. imatongensis Allard, 1993
 Sternotomis pulchra var. maculata Breuning, 1935
 Sternotomis pulchra var. obscura (Voet, 1778)
 Sternotomis pulchra var. ornata (Olivier, 1795)
 Sternotomis pulchra var. viridescens Breuning, 1935

References
 Biolib
 F. VITALI - Cerambycoidea
 Dru Drury, John Obadiah Westwood - Illustrations of exotic entomology

Category:Sternotomini
Category:Beetles described in 1773
Category:Beetles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:Insects of the Republic of the Congo
Category:Insects of the Central African Republic
Category:Insects of West Africa
Category:Insects of Cameroon
Category:Insects of Sudan
Category:Insects of Gabon
Category:Insects of Angola
Category:Insects of Uganda
Category:Arthropods of Sierra Leone
Category:Fauna of Liberia
Category:Fauna of Ivory Coast
Category:Fauna of Togo
Category:Fauna of Ghana
Category:Fauna of Nigeria
Category:Fauna of Benin