Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Apomecyna cretacea

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


Apomecyna (Apomecyna) cretacea (Hope, 1831)

F.W. Hope is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from Nepal.

Apomecyna (Apomecyna) cretacea (Hope, 1831) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the Apomecyna genus ranked in the Apomecynini 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
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Apomecynini
1,866 sp/ssp.
genus
Apomecyna
93 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Apomecyna
89 sp/ssp.
species
cretacea


Group

cretacea  [1]

Subgroup of



Gallery

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

Apomecyna cretacea, ♀ [JPRC], Apomecynini, N India (Uttar Pradesh)
Apomecyna cretacea
♀ [JPRC]
Apomecynini
N India (Uttar Pradesh)
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Taxa, synonyms

4 taxa refer to Apomecyna cretacea

  • Callidium cretaceum Hope, 1831 [ type locality : Nepaul ]
  • Apomecyna proba Newman, 1842 [ type locality : Manilla ]
  • Apomecyna perrotetii Thomson, 1868
  • Apomecyna multinotata var. laosensis Pic, 1938 [ type locality : Laos ]


Bibliography

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

  • Callidium cretaceum Hope • ? • 1831  : 28 [ nov loc ]
  • Apomecyna proba Newman • The Entomologist • 1842 • 1 (19)  : 299 [ nov loc ]
  • Apomecyna perrotetii Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6)  : 159 [ nov ]
  • Apomecyna multinotata var. laosensis Pic • Bull. Soc. ent. France • 1938 • 43  : 124 [ nov loc ]
  • Apomecyna cretacea ; Rondon & Breuning • Pacif. Ins. Monograph. • 1970 • 24  : 352 [ ill ]
  • Apomecyna cretacea ; Hua • Zhongshan Univ. Press • 2002 • 2  : 195 [ loc ]
  • Apomecyna (Apomecyna) cretacea ; Löbl & Smetana • Appolo Books • 2010 • 6  : 228 [ loc ]
    details

    Apomecyna (Apomecyna) cretacea ; Löbl & Smetana • Appolo Books • 2010 • 6 : 228

    Distribution

    • Sikkim, Darjeeling
    • (4-ORI) Oriental region
    • China, Yunnan
    • China, Guangxi
    • China, Hainan
    • China, Guangdong
    • Nepal
  • Apomecyna cretacea ; Kumawat & al. • J. Threatened Taxa • 2015 • 7 (12)  : 7885 [ loc plh ill ]
  • Apomecyna cretacea ; Kariyanna & al. • Zootaxa • 2017 • 4345 (1)  : 105 [ loc ]
    details

    Apomecyna cretacea ; Kariyanna & al. • Zootaxa • 2017 • 4345 (1) : 105

    Distribution

    • West Bengal, Darjeeling
    • China, Yunnan
    • China, Guangxi
    • China, Hainan
    • China, Guangdong
    • India, Sikkim
    • Nepal
    • Manilla


Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography



Collection

25 specimens in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • India, Uttarpradesh, Almora • 2♀ • 11-11.5 mm • vii-2003 • lam.#7468, 7469
  • India, Assam, Manas • 1♀ • 8.5 mm • vi-1995 • lam.#19201
  • India, Puducherry, Bahoor • 1♂ • 11 mm • vii-2004 • lam.#7783
  • India, Puducherry, Reddiarpalayam, Kamban Nagar • 1♂1♀ • vii-2004 • lam.#7782, 7784
  • India, Tamil Nadu, Villupuram district, Ponniyar river, Lachabaram • 2♂2♀ • viii-2012 • lam.#15343, 15344, 15345, 15346
  • India, Tamil Nadu, Villupuram district, Ponniyar river, Thelymaidu • 1♂3♀ • 11 mm • vii-2012, viii-2012 • lam.#15331, 15334, 15335, 15338
  • India, Tamil Nadu, Villupuram district, Thelymaidu • 3♂ • viii-2012 • lam.#15340, 15341, 15342
  • Thailand, Phrae, Wang Chin, near Wiang Kosai NP • 7♂1♀ • 12.5-16 mm • v-2018 • lam.#20524, 20525, 20526, 20528, 20529, 20530, 20533, 20534