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Cacia
Cacia is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Cacia Newman, 1842
E. Newman is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Cacia spinigera Newman, 1842.
Cacia Newman, 1842 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Cacia has 7 subgenera and 125 species plus 8 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Mesosini tribe of Lamiinae.
Classification
Region
World [133]

Distribution for species of Cacia...
Distribution for species of Cacia
Group
Cacia [133]
Subgroup of
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Last images posted online


![Cacia melanopsis, ♀ [JPRC], Mesosini, Borneo](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/ME-Cacia-melanopsis-f-BORNEO-jpr21924ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Mesosini
Borneo
![Cacia intricata, ♂ [JPRC], Mesosini, Moluccas (Seram)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/ME-Cacia-intricata-m-jpr16294-tfl.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Mesosini
Moluccas (Seram)
![Cacia ligata, ♂ [JPRC], Mesosini, New Guinea (Western New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/ME-Cacia-ligata-m-jpr2794-tfl.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Mesosini
New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
Implemented key
proposed keys to select
- a) Key to subgenus adapted from (Breuning,1938) • not translated
- b) Key to subgenus adapted from (Breuning,1938),(Medina&al.,2023) [Key to the subgenera of Cacia]
possible resulting taxa
List of species
133 species and subspecies (125 species and 8 non-nominal subspecies)...
133 species and subspecies (125 species and 8 non-nominal subspecies)
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) bispinosa (Aurivillius, 1911)
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) collarti Breuning, 1960
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) compta Pascoe, 1865
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) flavoguttata Breuning, 1968
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) flavovariegata Breuning, 1974
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) grossepunctipennis Breuning, 1966
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) guttata aberrans (Breuning, 1939)
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) guttata guttata (Aurivillius, 1927)
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) melanopsis Pascoe, 1866fig.
- Borneo, Sabah, Crocker Range, Trus Madi • 1♂ • 18.5 mm • lam.#19284
- West Kalimantan, Mt Bawang • 1♂4♀ • 14-18 mm • vi-2014, ix-2014, viii-2015, xi-2015 • lam.#19299, 19300, 19303, 19418, 19419
- West Kalimantan, Mt. Bawang • 1♀ • 17 mm • x-2019 • lam.#21924
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Cacia (Acanthocacia) multiguttata Breuning, 1968
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) picticornis Pascoe, 1858
- Sarawak, Upper Baram • 1♀ • 10 mm • vii-1998 • lam.#13826
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Cacia (Acanthocacia) salomonum Aurivillius, 1921
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) singaporensis Breuning, 1974
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Cacia (Cacia) anancyloides Breuning, 1958
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Cacia (Cacia) bioculata Heller, 1923
- Philippines, Samar, Samar Eastern Visayas • 1♂1♀ • 10-12.5 mm • vii-2013 • lam.#16700, 16708
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Cacia (Cacia) cabrasae Medina & al., 2023
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Cacia (Cacia) celebensis Breuning, 1938
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Cacia (Cacia) confusa Pascoe, 1857
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Cacia (Cacia) curta Breuning, 1935
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Cacia (Cacia) estrellae Hüdepohl, 1989
Taxa, synonyms
8 taxa refer to Cacia...
8 taxa refer to Cacia
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Cacia Newman, 1842 [ sp. type : Cacia spinigera Newman, 1842 ]
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Corethrophora Blanchard, 1853 [ sp. type : Corethrophora semiluctuosa Blanchard, 1853 ]
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Ipocregyes Pascoe, 1865 [ sp. type : Cacia newmanni Pascoe, 1857 ]
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Acanthocacia Aurivillius, 1911 [ sp. type : Acanthocacia bispinosa Aurivillius, 1911 ]
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Falsoereis Pic, 1925 [ sp. type : Falsoereis cephalotes Pic, 1925 ]
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Cacia (Pericacia) Breuning, 1939 [ sp. type : Lamia cretifera Hope, 1831 ]
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Cacia (Pseudocacia) Breuning, 1939 [ sp. type : Cacia tonkinensis Pic, 1926 ]
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Cacia (Spinocacia) Breuning, 1939 [ sp. type : Cacia olivacea Breuning, 1935 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Cacia Newman • The Entomologist • 1842 • 1 (17) : 290 [ nov ]
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Corethrophora Blanchard • Gide et J. Baudry • 1853 • 4 : 1853 [ nov ]
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Cacia ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 36
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Corethrophora ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 59, 370
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Cacia ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3 (3) 1 : 96 [ div ]details
Cacia ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3 (3) 1 : 96
General information
- distinctive characters
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Ipocregyes ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3 (3) 1 : 96 [ div ]details
Ipocregyes ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3 (3) 1 : 96
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Cacia ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 106 [ div syn ]details
Cacia ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 106
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Cacia = Corethrophora ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 106
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Ipocregyes Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 113 [ nov div ]details
Ipocregyes Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 113
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- new taxon/name
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Acanthocacia Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1911 • 7 (19) : 16 [ nov ]
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Falsoereis Pic • Mél. exot. Ent. • 1925 • 44 : 25 [ nov div ]details
Falsoereis Pic • Mél. exot. Ent. • 1925 • 44 : 25
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- description ; distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
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Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 367, 375 [ div ]details
Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 367, 375
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Cacia (Pseudocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375 [ div ]details
Cacia (Pseudocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375
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Cacia (Acanthocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375 [ key div ]details
Cacia (Acanthocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375
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- distinctive characters ; key
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Cacia (Spinocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375 [ div ]details
Cacia (Spinocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375
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Cacia (Cacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375 [ key div ]details
Cacia (Cacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375
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- distinctive characters ; key
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Cacia (Pericacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375 [ div ]details
Cacia (Pericacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375
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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
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- distinctive characters ; key
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Cacia (Ipocregyes) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375, 377 [ key div ]details
Cacia (Ipocregyes) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375, 377
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- distinctive characters ; key
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Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 9 (1-4) : 66 [ key ]details
Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 9 (1-4) : 66
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- key update element