Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Acronia

Acronia is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-

Acronia Westwood, 1863

J.O. Westwood is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Acronia perelegans Westwood, 1863.

Acronia Westwood, 1863 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Acronia has 17 species. This genus is ranked in the tribe Pteropliini.

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
22,040 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,139 sp/ssp.
genus
Acronia
17 sp.

Region

World  [17]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Acronia

Gallery

Last images of Acronia, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Acronia teterevi, ♂ [JPRC], Pteropliini, Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia teterevi
♂ [JPRC]
Pteropliini
Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia perelegans, ♂ [JPRC], Pteropliini, Philippines (Luzon)
Acronia perelegans
♂ [JPRC]
Pteropliini
Philippines (Luzon)
Acronia streicsi, ♀ [JPRC], Pteropliini, Philippines (Samar)
Acronia streicsi
♀ [JPRC]
Pteropliini
Philippines (Samar)
Acronia gloriosa, ♂ [JPRC], Pteropliini, Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia gloriosa
♂ [JPRC]
Pteropliini
Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia superba, ♂ [JPRC], Pteropliini, Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia superba
♂ [JPRC]
Pteropliini
Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia superba, ♀ [JPRC], Pteropliini, Philippines (Mindanao)
Acronia superba
♀ [JPRC]
Pteropliini
Philippines (Mindanao)
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Acronia • see Hüdepohl, 1995

Latest events

  • 2025 • Acronia esperanzae n. sp. • cf. E. Vives
  • 2023 • Acronia strasseni m. roseolata = Acronia marifelipeae Barševskis, 2016 • cf. Barševskis, A. & Cabras, A.A. & Medina, M.N.D. & Barševska, Z. & Garajeva, S.

List of species

17 species

  • Acronia esperanzae Vives, 2025
  • Acronia gloriosa (Schultze, 1922)
    fig.
  • Acronia layroni Barševskis, 2017
  • Acronia luzonica Schultze, 1934
  • Acronia nigra Breuning, 1947
  • Acronia paulsi Barševskis & al., 2022
  • Acronia perelegans Westwood, 1863
    fig.
  • Acronia pretiosa Schultze, 1917
  • Acronia principalis (Heller, 1924)
  • Acronia pulchella (Schultze, 1922)
  • Acronia roseolata Breuning, 1947
  • Acronia strasseni Schwarzer, 1931
  • Acronia streicsi Barševskis, 2016
    fig.
  • Acronia superba (Breuning, 1947)
    fig.
  • Acronia teterevi Barševskis, 2016
    fig.
  • Acronia vizcayana Vives, 2009
  • Acronia ysmaeli Hüdepohl, 1989

Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Acronia

  • Acronia Westwood, 1863 [ sp. type : Acronia perelegans Westwood, 1863 ]

Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

  • Acronia Westwood • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1863 • 3 (1)  : 632 [ nov div ]
    details

    Acronia Westwood • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1863 • 3 (1) : 632

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name
  • Acronia ; Hüdepohl • Entomofauna • 1995 • 16 (14)  : 288, 290, 295 [ key div ]
    details

    Acronia ; Hüdepohl • Entomofauna • 1995 • 16 (14) : 288, 290, 295

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Acronia ; Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 105  : 8, 9 [ div ]
    details

    Acronia ; Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 105 : 8, 9

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
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