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Apomecyna
Apomecyna is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Apomecyna Dejean, 1821
P.F. Dejean is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Saperda alboguttata Megerle, 1802.
Apomecyna Dejean, 1821 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Apomecyna has 2 subgenera and 76 species plus 16 non-nominal subspecies. The genus is 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 | |
20,060 sp. | |
tribe | |
Apomecynini | |
1,807 sp. | |
genus | |
Apomecyna | |
76 sp. |
Region

Distribution for species of Apomecyna
Group
Apomecyna
Subgroup of
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Apomecynini
Assam

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Apomecynini
Sikkim

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Apomecynini
Uttar Pradesh
List of species
92 species and subspecies (76 species and 16 non-nominal subspecies)
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Apomecyna acutipennis Kolbe, 1894
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Apomecyna adspersaria Breuning, 1942
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Apomecyna alboannulata Breuning, 1938
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Apomecyna albovaria Breuning, 1954
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Apomecyna angolensis Breuning, 1950
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Apomecyna atomaria Pascoe, 1858
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Apomecyna binubila binubila Pascoe, 1858
- Ethiopie, Gamo Goffa, Konso • 2♂1♀ • iv-2002 • lam.#9891, 9892, 9893
- Kenya, Meru distr., Materi (Mitunguu), 800m • 3lam. dont 1♂ • iv-1987 • lam.#4944, 4945, 9890
- Kenya, Shimba Hills • 1♂ • vii-1998 • lam.#10198
- Kenya, Talek river, Masai Mara, 1300m • 1lam. • xii-1997 • lam.#4949
- Somalie, Benadir Mogadiscio, 7°km • 2lam. • v-1986 • lam.#4942, 4943
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Apomecyna binubila bisignata Breuning, 1952
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Apomecyna binubila voicola Teocchi & Sudre & Jiroux, 2013
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Apomecyna bivittata Breuning, 1938
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Apomecyna bizonata Breuning, 1969
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Apomecyna bremeri Breuning, 1982
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Apomecyna brunnea Hintz, 1919
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Apomecyna cavifrons Thomson, 1868
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Apomecyna ceylonica Breuning, 1938
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Apomecyna cochinchinensis Breuning, 1982
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Apomecyna collarti Breuning, 1948
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Apomecyna corrugata Breuning, 1938
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Apomecyna crassiuscula (Fairmaire, 1896)
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Apomecyna cretacea (Hope, 1831)image
- 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
datas
Taxa, synonyms
6 taxa refer to Apomecyna
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Apomecyna Dejean, 1821 [ sp. type : Saperda alboguttata Megerle, 1802 ]
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Mecynapus Thomson, 1858 [ sp. type : Mecynapus longipennis Thomson, 1858 ]
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Vocula Lacordaire, 1872 [ sp. type : Vocula irrorata Lacordaire, 1872 ]
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Pseudalbana Pic, 1895 [ sp. type : Pseudalbana lameerei Pic, 1895 ]
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Anapomecyna Pic, 1925 [ sp. type : Anapomecyna luteomaculata Pic, 1925 ]
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Apomecyna (Crassapomecyna) Breuning, 1958 [ sp. type : Pterolophia crassiuscula Fairmaire, 1896 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Apomecyna Dejean • Crevot • 1821 : 108 [ nov ]
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Apomecyna ; Audinet-Serville • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1835 • 1, 4 : 77
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Mecynapus Dejean in Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 187 [ nov div ]details
Mecynapus Dejean in Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 187
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Apomecyna ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 70
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Apomecyna ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 45, 364 [ syn ]
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Apomecyna = Mecynapus ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 45
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Apomecyna ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3, 3, 2 : 141, 152 [ div ]details
Apomecyna ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3, 3, 2 : 141, 152
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
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Vocula Dejean in Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9, 2 : 587 [ nov ]
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Pseudalbana Dejean in Pic • L'Echange • 1895 • 11, 127 : 77 [ nov ]
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Anapomecyna Dejean in Pic • Mél. exot. Ent. • 1925 • 43 : 29 [ nov ]
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Apomecyna (Crassapomecyna) Breuning • Beitr. zur Ent. • 1958 • 8 : 492 [ nov ]
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Apomecyna ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 1 : 219 [ div ]details
Apomecyna ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 1 : 219
General information
- distinctive characters
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Apomecyna ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 573 [ key div ]details
Apomecyna ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 573
General information
- description ; key
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Apomecyna (Apomecyna) ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 574, 578 [ div ]details
Apomecyna (Apomecyna) ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 574, 578
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- distinctive characters
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Apomecyna < trifasciata ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 579
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Apomecyna (Crassapomecyna) ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 574, 578, 597 [ div ]details
Apomecyna (Crassapomecyna) ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1960 • 22, A, 2 : 574, 578, 597
General information
- distinctive characters
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Apomecyna ; Breuning • Ann. Mus. roy. Afr. Centrale • 1968 • 165 : 344 [ key ]details
Apomecyna ; Breuning • Ann. Mus. roy. Afr. Centrale • 1968 • 165 : 344
General information
- key update element
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Apomecyna ; Slipinski & Escalona • CSIRO Publ. • 2013 • 1 : 73, 99 [ div ]details
Apomecyna ; Slipinski & Escalona • CSIRO Publ. • 2013 • 1 : 73, 99
General information
- description ; distinctive characters