Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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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 136 species and subspecies (128 species plus 8 non-nominal subspecies). This genus is ranked in the Mesosini 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
21,823 sp/ssp.
tribe
Mesosini
668 sp/ssp.
genus
Cacia
128 sp. + 8 non-nominal subsp.


Gallery

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

Cacia melanopsis, ♀ [JPRC], Mesosini, Borneo
Cacia melanopsis
♀ [JPRC]
Mesosini
Borneo
Cacia intricata, ♂ [JPRC], Mesosini, Moluccas (Seram)
Cacia intricata
♂ [JPRC]
Mesosini
Moluccas (Seram)
Cacia ligata, ♂ [JPRC], Mesosini, New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
Cacia ligata
♂ [JPRC]
Mesosini
New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
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Implemented key

proposed keys to select

  • a) Key to subgenus adapted from (Breuning,1938),(Medina&al.,2023) [Key to the subgenera of Cacia]
  • b) Key to subgenus adapted from (Breuning,1938) • not translated


Latest events

  • 2023 • Cacia (Cacia) aeschyae n. sp. • cf. Medina, M.N.D. & Cabras, A. & Barsevskis, A.
  • 2023 • Cacia (Ipocregyes) katrinae n. sp. • cf. Medina, M.N.D. & Cabras, A. & Barsevskis, A.
  • 2023 • Cacia (Ipocregyes) transversopunctata n. sp. • cf. E. Vives
  • 2023 • Cacia (Cacia) cabrasae n. sp. • cf. Medina, M.N.D. & Vitali, F. & Barševskis, A.
  • 2023 • Cacia (Ipocregyes) manobo n. sp. • cf. Medina, M.N.D. & Vitali, F. & Barševskis, A.
  • 2022 • Cacia (Ipocregyes) sekoi n. sp. • cf. E. Vives


List of species

136 species and subspecies (128 species plus 8 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) bispinosa (Aurivillius, 1911)
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) collarti Breuning, 1960
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) compta Pascoe, 1865
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) flavoguttata Breuning, 1968
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) flavovariegata Breuning, 1974
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) grossepunctipennis Breuning, 1966
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) guttata aberrans (Breuning, 1939)
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) guttata guttata (Aurivillius, 1927)
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) melanopsis Pascoe, 1866
    fig.
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) multiguttata Breuning, 1968
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) picticornis Pascoe, 1858
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) salomonum Aurivillius, 1921
  • Cacia (Acanthocacia) singaporensis Breuning, 1974
  • Cacia (Cacia) aeschyae Medina & al., 2023
  • Cacia (Cacia) anancyloides Breuning, 1958
  • Cacia (Cacia) bioculata Heller, 1923
  • Cacia (Cacia) cabrasae Medina & al., 2023
  • Cacia (Cacia) celebensis Breuning, 1938
  • Cacia (Cacia) confusa Pascoe, 1857
  • Cacia (Cacia) curta Breuning, 1935
  • Cacia (Cacia) estrellae Hüdepohl, 1989
  • Cacia (Cacia) evittata Heller, 1924
  • Cacia (Cacia) flavobasalis Breuning, 1939
  • Cacia (Cacia) flavomaculipennis Breuning, 1974
  • Cacia (Cacia) fruhstorferi Breuning, 1969


Taxa, synonyms

8 taxa refer to Cacia

  • Cacia Newman, 1842 [ sp. type : Cacia spinigera Newman, 1842 ]
  • Corethrophora Blanchard, 1853 [ sp. type : Corethrophora semiluctuosa Blanchard, 1853 ]
  • Ipocregyes Pascoe, 1865 [ sp. type : Cacia newmanni Pascoe, 1857 ]
  • Acanthocacia Aurivillius, 1911 [ sp. type : Acanthocacia bispinosa Aurivillius, 1911 ]
  • Falsoereis Pic, 1925 [ sp. type : Falsoereis cephalotes Pic, 1925 ]
  • Cacia (Pericacia) Breuning, 1939 [ sp. type : Lamia cretifera Hope, 1831 ]
  • Cacia (Pseudocacia) Breuning, 1939 [ sp. type : Cacia tonkinensis Pic, 1926 ]
  • 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

  • Cacia Newman • The Entomologist • 1842 • 1 (17)  : 290 [ nov ]
  • Corethrophora Blanchard • Gide et J. Baudry • 1853 • 4  : 1853 [ nov ]
  • Cacia ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 36
  • Corethrophora ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 59, 370
  • 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
  • Ipocregyes ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3 (3) 1  : 96 [ div ]
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    Ipocregyes ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3 (3) 1 : 96

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    • distinctive characters
  • Cacia ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2  : 106 [ div syn ]
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    Cacia ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 106

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    • description
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  • Cacia = Corethrophora ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2  : 106
  • Ipocregyes Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2  : 113 [ nov div ]
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    Ipocregyes Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1865 • 3 (3) 2 : 113

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    • description
    • new taxon/name
  • Acanthocacia Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1911 • 7 (19)  : 16 [ nov ]
  • 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
  • Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 367, 375 [ div ]
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    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 ]
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    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 ]
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    Cacia (Acanthocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375

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    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Cacia (Spinocacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 375 [ div ]
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    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 ]
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    Cacia (Cacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375

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    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Cacia (Pericacia) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 375 [ div ]
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    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 ]
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    Cacia (Corethrophora) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375, 376

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    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Cacia (Ipocregyes) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 375, 377 [ key div ]
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    Cacia (Ipocregyes) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 375, 377

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  • Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 9 (1-4)  : 66 [ key ]
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    Cacia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 9 (1-4) : 66

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    • key update element