Stigmodera cancellata
{{short description|Species of beetle}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Stigmodera cancellata
| image= Buprestidae - Stigmodera cancellata.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption=Stigmodera cancellata. Mounted specimen.
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Coleoptera
| subordo = Polyphaga
| superfamilia = Buprestoidea
| familia = Buprestidae
| genus = Stigmodera
| species = S. cancellata
| binomial = Stigmodera cancellata
| binomial_authority = (Donovan, 1805)
| synonyms =
- Buprestis dejeaniana Boisduval, 1835
- Buprestis cancellata Donovan, 1805
[http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Stigmodera+cancellata Discover Life]
}}
Stigmodera cancellata, common name Red Spotted Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Description
Stigmodera cancellata can reach a length of about {{convert|33|mm}}.[http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=28102 Forum Entomologi Italiani] Elytra are dark greenish with six red spots and red edges, while pronotum is blackish.
Larvae live underground for up to 15 years.[http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/310056018 Project Noah]
Distribution
This species can be found in the western Australia.[http://www.coleoptera-atlas.com/buprestidae-buprestoidea/buprestinae/stigmoderini/Stigmodera/Stigmodera-cancellata Coleoptera Atlas]