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Acmocera
Acmocera is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Acmocera Dejean, 1835
P.F. Dejean is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Lamia compressa Fabricius, 1801.
Acmocera Dejean, 1835 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Acmocera has 8 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Acmocerini tribe of Lamiinae.
Classification
kingdom | |
Animalia | |
~1,200,000 sp. | |
phylum | |
Arthropoda | |
~1,000,000 sp. | |
class | |
Insecta | |
~830,000 sp. | |
order | |
Coleoptera | |
~350,000 sp. | |
family | |
Cerambycidae | |
~35,000 sp. | |
subfamily | |
Lamiinae | |
20,351 sp. | |
tribe | |
Acmocerini | |
21 sp. | |
genus | |
Acmocera | |
8 sp. |
Region
World [9]

Distribution for species of Acmocera...
Distribution for species of Acmocera
Group
Acmocera [9]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online



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Acmocerini
Principe

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Acmocerini
Gabon

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Acmocerini
Gabon

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Acmocerini
Sao Tome
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section
Implemented key
proposed key to select
- a) Partial key to species adapted from (Breuning,1956),(Roguet, pers.) • not translated
possible resulting taxa
List of species
9 species and subspecies (8 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)...
9 species and subspecies (8 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)
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Acmocera compressa (Fabricius, 1801)
- Benin, village Akongbere, near Save • 1♂ • 16 mm • iv-2000 • lam.#21613
- Côte d'Ivoire, Akoupé • 1♀ • 18 mm • i-1990 • lam.#1326
- Côte d'Ivoire, Yapo • 1♂ • 15.5 mm • xi-1987 • lam.#2525
- R. D. Congo, Province N. Kivu, Kanyambi • 1♀ • 14.5 mm • ix-2012 • lam.#21609
- Zaïre, Kivu, Irangi, 800m • 1♂ • 16.5 mm • viii-1985 • lam.#12656
- Zaïre, Tumikia, Bandudu • 1♂ • 16.5 mm • v-1989 • lam.#3485
- Togo • 1♀ • 14 mm • lam.#12655
- Togo, Kpalime (frontière du Ghana) • 1♀ • 19 mm • iv-1988 • lam.#1288
datas -
Acmocera conjux conjux Thomson, 1858image
- Cameroun, 40km N Yaoundé • 1♀ • 16 mm • v-1998 • lam.#10048
- Cameroun, Mfou • 3♂1♀ • 16.5-18 mm • x-1993 • lam.#2494, 2495, 2496, 2497
- Gabon • 1♂1♀ • lam.#10049, 10050
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, Forêt de la Mondah • 1♂2♀ • 16.5-17.5 mm • xi-2017, xii-2017 • lam.#19798, 19799, 19800
- Côte d'Ivoire, Akoupé • 2♂1♀ • i-1990 • lam.#1324, 1325, 1327
- Côte d'Ivoire, Forêt de Banco • 1♂ • x-1986 • lam.#5225
- Côte d'Ivoire, Grand Lahou • 1♂ • 15 mm • xi-1996 • lam.#3061
- R. C. I., Adiopodoumé • 1♀ • 17 mm • lam.#10047
- R. C. I., Azagny • 1♂ • 18 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#12660
- R. C. I., Banco • 3♂4♀ • 15-18.5 mm • xi-1998, iv-1999, iii-2003, v-2003, x-2003 • lam.#12661, 12662, 12664, 12665, 12666, 12667, 12668
- R. C. I., Yapo • 1♂ • 15 mm • v-1999 • lam.#12663
- R. Congo, N. Kivu, Kasuo • 1♂ • 18 mm • ii-2013 • lam.#21617
- Congo-Brazzaville, Voka • 1♀ • 18 mm • v-1993 • lam.#12659
- Congo, Voka • 1♂ • xii-1973 • lam.#2996
- Tanzanie, Morogoro Region, Nguru Mts • 1♂ • 19 mm • ii-2017 • lam.#21611
- Togo • 1♂2♀ • 15-20 mm • ix-1987 • lam.#571, 1289, 1290
datas -
Acmocera conjux picta Jordan, 1903
- Tanzania, Shinganya Prov., Kahama, ca. 100 km dir. to Nyakanazi, 1200m • 1♀ • 14 mm • xii-2007 • lam.#21614
- Zambia, Copperbelt, 45km SE Kitwe • 1♂1♀ • 16-18 mm • i-2003 • lam.#12657, 12658
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Acmocera flavoguttata Breuning, 1935
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Acmocera inermis Thomson, 1858image
- Cameroun, Etoudi-Assok (M'Balmayo) • 1♂ • 12 mm • iv-1985 • lam.#12654
- Cameroun, Province du Centre, Ebogo • 1♂ • 13.5 mm • xi-2013 • lam.#21610
- Gabon, Parc National Ivindo, Ipassa • 1♀ • 13 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19795
- Congo belge, Dekese Kasai • 1♂ • 11 mm • lam.#12652
- Zaïre, Kasai, Territoire Dekese • 1♂ • 13 mm • lam.#12651
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Acmocera insularis Breuning, 1940
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Acmocera joveri Lepesme & Breuning, 1952
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Acmocera lutosa Jordan, 1903image
- Principe, Terreiro Velho • 1♀ • 14.5 mm • v-2017 • lam.#21608
- Sao Thomé I., Madalena • 1♀ • 15 mm • iii-2019 • lam.#21298
- Sao Tomé, Monte Café • 1♂ • 15.5 mm • xi-2016 • lam.#21607
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Acmocera olympiana Thomson, 1858
- Cameroun, env. Yaoundé • 1♂ • 18 mm • lam.#12653
- Cameroun, Obout • 1♂1♀ • 19-19.5 mm • x-1991 • lam.#1275, 1276
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas
Taxa, synonyms
1 taxon refers to Acmocera...
1 taxon refers to Acmocera
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Acmocera Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Lamia compressa Fabricius, 1801 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Acmocera Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 345 [ nov ]
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Acmocera ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 181 [ div ]details
Acmocera ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 181
General information
- description ; (...)
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Acmocera ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 110
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Acmocera ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 57, 369
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Acmocera ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9, 2 : 453 [ div ]
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Acmocera ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10, 2 : 179 [ div ]details
Acmocera ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10, 2 : 179
General information
- distinctive characters
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Acmocera ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 394, 396 [ key div ]
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Acmocera ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1979 • 41, A, 2 : 367 [ div ]
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Acmocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 74 [ div ]details
Acmocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 74
General information
- remark