Adetus

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

Adetus LeConte, 1852

J.L. LeConte is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Polyopsia analis Haldeman, 1847.

Adetus LeConte, 1852 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Adetus has 92 species and subspecies (89 species plus 3 non-nominal subspecies). This genus is ranked in the tribe Apomecynini.

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
	22,136 sp/ssp.
tribe
Apomecynini
	1,907 sp/ssp.
genus
Adetus
89 sp. + 3 non-nominal subsp.

Region

Group

Adetus [92]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 89 species

Gallery

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Adetus kawensis, holotype [JPRC], Apomecynini, French Guiana — *Adetus kawensis*
Holotype [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
French Guiana

Adetus guyanensis, allotype [JPRC], Apomecynini, French Guiana — *Adetus guyanensis*
Allotype [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
French Guiana

Adetus guyanensis, holotype [JPRC], Apomecynini, French Guiana — *Adetus guyanensis*
Holotype [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
French Guiana

Adetus cylindricus [JPRC], Apomecynini, French Guiana — *Adetus cylindricus* [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
French Guiana

Adetus nanus [JPRC], Apomecynini, Mexico (Quintana Roo) — *Adetus nanus* [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
Mexico (Quintana Roo)

Adetus analis [JPRC], Apomecynini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Adetus analis* [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Adetus pictus [JPRC], Apomecynini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Adetus pictus* [JPRC]
*Apomecynini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

regional key of Adetus • see Monné & al., 2023
key of Parmenonta • see Martins & Galileo, 1999
key of Adetus • see Breuning, 1971

Latest events

2026 • Adetus lunaris n. sp. • cf. Noguera, F.A. & Gutiérrez-Trejo, N. & Toledo-Hernández, V.H. & Santos-Silva, A.
2025 • Adetus kawensis n. sp. • cf. J.-P. Roguet
2025 • Adetus albidus n. sp. • cf. Santos-Silva, A. & Bezark, L.G. & Pérez-Flores, O.
2025 • Adetus amicus n. sp. • cf. Santos-Silva, A. & Bezark, L.G. & Pérez-Flores, O.
2025 • Adetus guyanensis n. sp. • cf. J.-P. Roguet
2024 • Adetus scissicauda • cf. Santos-Silva, A. & Perez-Lopez, F. & Botero, J.P.
2024 • Tautoclines scissicauda = Adetus alboapicalis Breuning, 1943 • cf. Santos-Silva, A. & Perez-Lopez, F. & Botero, J.P.
2024 • Adetus michoacanensis n. sp. • cf. Pérez-Flores, O. & Altamirano, J.

List of species

92 species and subspecies (89 species plus 3 non-nominal subspecies)

Adetus aberrans Galileo & Martins, 2003
Adetus abruptus Belon, 1902
Adetus albidus Santos-Silva & al., 2025
Adetus albosignatus Breuning, 1943
Adetus albovittatus Breuning, 1966
Adetus amicus Santos-Silva & al., 2025
Adetus analis (Haldeman, 1847)

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Adetus angustus Melzer, 1934
Adetus antennatus antennatus (Thomson, 1868)
Adetus antennatus denticauda Bates, 1880
Adetus antennatus nitens Bates, 1885
Adetus atomarius atomarius Belon, 1902
Adetus atomarius invittatus Breuning, 1971
Adetus bacillarius Bates, 1885
Adetus basalis Martins & Galileo, 2010
Adetus binotatus (Thomson, 1868)
Adetus brasiliensis (Melzer, 1923)
Adetus brousii (Horn, 1880)
Adetus cacapira Martins & Galileo, 2005
Adetus catemaco Martins & Galileo, 2005
Adetus cecamirim Martins & Galileo, 2005
Adetus clinei Santos-Silva & al., 2019
Adetus colombianus Breuning, 1948
Adetus consors Bates, 1885
Adetus copei Audureau, 2016

Taxa, synonyms

9 taxa refer to Adetus

Adetus LeConte, 1852 [ sp. type : Polyopsia analis Haldeman, 1847 ]
Agennopsis Thomson, 1857 [ sp. type : Agennopsis mutica Thomson, 1857 ]
Talaepora Fairmaire & Germain, 1859 [ sp. type : Talaepora pusilla Fairmaire & Germain, 1859 ]
Stygnesis Pascoe, 1866 [ sp. type : Stygnesis punctiger Pascoe, 1866 ]
Atimuropsis Thomson, 1868
Parmenonta Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Parmenonta valida Thomson, 1868 ]
Ptericthya Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Ptericthya pisciformis Thomson, 1868 ]
Tautoclines Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Tautoclines antennata Thomson, 1868 ]
Sicyobius Horn, 1880 [ sp. type : Sicyobius brousii Horn, 1880 ]

Bibliography

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

Talaepora Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 347 [ nov ]
Adetus LeConte • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1852 • 2 (2) : 161 [ nov ]
Adetus < Polyopsia ; LeConte • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1852 • 2 (2) : 161
Agennopsis Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 302 [ nov div syn ]
Agennopsis = Talaepora ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 302
Talaepora Fairmaire & Germain • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1859 • 3 (7) : 521 [ nov ]
Agennopsis ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 72
Agennopsis ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 44, 364
Adetus ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 114, 397
Stygnesis Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (5) : 286 [ nov ]
Tautoclines Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6) : 155 [ nov ]
Ptericthya Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6) : 156 [ nov ]
Parmenonta Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6) : 157 [ nov ]
Atimuropsis Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6) : 162 [ nov ]
Agennopsis ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9 (2) : 592
Adetus ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9 (2) : 592
Pterichthya ; Bates • Biol. Centr. Amer. • 1880 • 5 : 109
Sicyobius Horn • Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. • 1880 • 8 : 137 [ nov ]
Adetus ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895 : 122
Adetus ; Belon • Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. • 1902 • 46 : 470 [ div ]

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