Sphingnotus mirabilis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
| Sphingnotus mirabilis | |
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| Sphingnotus mirabilis from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Tmesisternini |
| Genus: | Sphingnotus |
| Species: | S. mirabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphingnotus mirabilis (Boisduval, 1835)
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Description
editSphingnotus 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
editThis species can be found in New Guinea.
List of subspecies
edit- 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
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