Batocera laena

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

Batocera laena Thomson, 1858

J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.

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

Batocera laena Thomson, 1858 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species divided into 4 subspecies, is combined with the genus Batocera ranked in the tribe Batocerini.

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
	21,997 sp/ssp.
tribe
Batocerini
	183 sp/ssp.
genus
Batocera
	85 sp/ssp.
species
laena
4 subsp.

Region

World [4]

Distribution for subspecies of Batocera laena

Group

laena [4]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 4 subspecies

Latest events

2025 • Batocera laena keiensis n. sp. • cf. Le Piouff, C. & Houllier, J.-R. & T'Joen, L. & Cellard, N.
2025 • Batocera laena tayanduensis n. sp. • cf. Le Piouff, C. & Houllier, J.-R. & T'Joen, L. & Cellard, N.

List of species

4 subspecies

Batocera laena keiensis Le Piouff & al., 2025
Batocera laena laena Thomson, 1858
Batocera laena maculosa Schwarzer, 1929
Batocera laena tayanduensis Le Piouff & al., 2025

Taxa, synonyms

7 taxa refer to Batocera laena

Batocera laena Thomson, 1858 [ type locality : Arou I. ]
Batocera sapho Thomson, 1878 [ type locality : Cap York ]
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) laena gracilis Kriesche, 1920 [ type locality : Kei I. ]
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) laena papuana Kriesche, 1920 [ type locality : Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, Sattelberg, Astrolabebei und Butauang ]
Batocera boisduvali maculosa Schwarzer, 1929
Batocera laena keiensis Le Piouff & al., 2025 [ type locality : Moluques, Kei (Is.) ]
Batocera laena tayanduensis Le Piouff & al., 2025 [ type locality : Moluques, Tayandu Is. ]

Bibliography

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

Batocera laena Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 1 : 450 [ nov loc ill div ]
Batocera laena var. a Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 1 : 451 [ nov div ]
Batocera laena var. b Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 1 : 451 [ nov div ]
Batocera laena var. c Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 1 : 451 [ nov div ]
Batocera laena var. d Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 1 : 452 [ nov div ]
Batocera laena ; Thomson • Arcana Nat. • 1859 • 2 : 70 [ ill ]
Batocera laena ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 269 [ div ]

details
Batocera laena ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 269

General information
- description
Distribution
- Aru
Batocera laena ; Vollenhoven • Tijdschr. Ent. • 1871 : 212 [ loc ]
Batocera laena ; Kirsch • Mitt. Mus. Dresden • 1877 • 2 : 158 [ loc ]
Batocera sapho Thomson • Rev. Mag. Zool. • 1878 • 3 (6) : 51 [ nov ]
Batocera sapho ; Thomson • E. Deyrolle, Paris • 1878 : 3 [ div ]
Batocera laena ; Thomson • E. Deyrolle, Paris • 1878 : 158 [ div ]
Batocera laena ; Macleay • Proc. linn. Soc. N.S.Wales • 1886 • 2 (1) : 198 [ loc ]
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) boisduvali r. laena ; Kriesche • Arch. f. Naturg. • 1915 • 80 A (11) : 127 [ ill ]
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) laena papuana Kriesche • Arch. f. Naturg. • 1920 • 84 A (5) : 192 [ nov loc ]
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) laena ; Kriesche • Arch. f. Naturg. • 1920 • 84 A (5) : 192
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) laena gracilis Kriesche • Arch. f. Naturg. • 1920 • 84 A (5) : 193 [ nov ]
Batocera (Tyrannolamia) boisduvali var. laena ; Aurivillius • Coleopt. Cat. • 1922 • 73 : 128
Batocera boisduvali maculosa Schwarzer • Senckenbergiana • 1929 • 11 (5-6) : 367 [ nov ill ]
Batocera boisduvali var. laena ; Saalas • Ann. Zool. Soc. Zool.-Bot. Vanamo • 1936 • 4 (1) : 138 [ ill ]

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