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Cacia (Corethrophora)

Cacia (Corethrophora) is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Cacia (Corethrophora) Blanchard, 1853

C.E. Blanchard is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Corethrophora semiluctuosa Blanchard, 1853.

Cacia (Corethrophora) Blanchard, 1853 is the full name of the group-subgenus in the taxonomic classification system.

Cacia (Corethrophora) has 42 species and subspecies (41 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies). The subgenus is a subdivision of Cacia, genus ranked in the tribe Mesosini.


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
21,986 sp/ssp.
tribe
Mesosini
673 sp/ssp.
genus
Cacia
136 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Corethrophora
41 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.


Gallery

Last images of Cacia (Corethrophora), to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Cacia ligata, ♂ [JPRC], Mesosini, New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
Cacia ligata
♂ [JPRC]
Mesosini
New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
nop=0


Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section

  • key of Cacia (Corethrophora) • see Breuning, 1938


Latest events

  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) albicollis Heller, 1923 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) butuana Heller, 1923 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) cephaloides Breuning, 1968 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) cephalotes (Pic, 1925) • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) complicata n. sp. • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) grisescens Breuning, 1935 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) hieroglyphyca Heller, 1923 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) imogenae Hüdepohl, 1989 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) katrinae Medina & al., 2023 • cf. F. Vitali
  • 2025 • Cacia (Corethrophora) lepesmei Gressitt, 1951 • cf. F. Vitali


List of species

42 species and subspecies (41 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Cacia (Corethrophora) aequifasciata Heller, 1924
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) albicollis Heller, 1923
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) albofasciata Breuning, 1980
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) aspersa Newman, 1842
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) butuana butuana Heller, 1923
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) butuana negria Heller, 1924
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) cephaloides Breuning, 1968
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) cephalotes (Pic, 1925)
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) complicata Vitali, 2025
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) elegans Breuning, 1939
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) grisescens Breuning, 1935
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) hieroglyphyca Heller, 1923
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) imitatrix Heller, 1923
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) imogenae Hüdepohl, 1989
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) interruptovittata Heller, 1923
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) katrinae Medina & al., 2023
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) latefasciata Breuning, 1947
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) lepesmei Gressitt, 1951
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) ligata Schwarzer, 1924
    fig.
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) lumawigi Hüdepohl, 1989
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) manobo Medina & al., 2023
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) marionae Hüdepohl, 1989
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) milagrosae Hüdepohl, 1989
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) monstrabilis Heller, 1915
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) nigricollis Heller, 1923


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Cacia (Corethrophora)

  • Corethrophora Blanchard, 1853 [ sp. type : Corethrophora semiluctuosa Blanchard, 1853 ]


Bibliography

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

  • Corethrophora Blanchard • Gide et J. Baudry • 1853 • 4  : 1853 [ nov ]
  • Corethrophora ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 59, 370
  • Cacia = Corethrophora ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2  : 106
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 375, 376 [ key div ]
    details

    Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375, 376

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Cacia (Coreothrophora) ; Breuning • Verl. Mus. G. Frey Tutz. München • 1959 • 2  : 58
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Medina & al. • Zootaxa • 2023 • 5231 (5)  : 540, 545 [ div ]
    details

    Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Medina & al. • Zootaxa • 2023 • 5231 (5) : 540, 545

    General information

    • distinctive characters
  • Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Vitali • Faunitaxys • 2025 • 13 (32)  : 2 [ div ]
    details

    Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Vitali • Faunitaxys • 2025 • 13 (32) : 2

    General information

    • remark