Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Colobothea

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

Colobothea Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825

Lepeletier, A.L.M. & Audinet-Serville, J.G. are the authors of the original taxon.

The type species is Saperda cassandra Dalman, 1823.

Colobothea Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Colobothea has 127 species. This genus is ranked in the tribe Colobotheini.

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
22,136 sp/ssp.
tribe
Colobotheini
221 sp.
genus
Colobothea
127 sp.

Group

Colobothea  [127]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 127 species

Gallery

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

Colobothea carlosi [JPRC], Colobotheini, Ecuador
Colobothea carlosi [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Ecuador
Colobothea batesi [JPRC], Colobotheini, French Guiana
Colobothea batesi [JPRC]
Colobotheini
French Guiana
Colobothea boliviana [JPRC], Colobotheini, Bolivia
Colobothea boliviana [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Bolivia
Colobothea unilineata [JPRC], Colobotheini, Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea unilineata [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea distincta [JPRC], Colobotheini, Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea distincta [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea dispersa [JPRC], Colobotheini, Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea dispersa [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea chontalensis [JPRC], Colobotheini, Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea chontalensis [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea aleata [JPRC], Colobotheini, Central America (Nicaragua)
Colobothea aleata [JPRC]
Colobotheini
Central America (Nicaragua)
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • regional key of Colobothea • see Galileo & al., 2014
  • regional key of Colobothea • see Monné & Monné, 2010
  • regional key of Colobothea • see Giesbert, 1979

Latest events

  • 2026 • Colobothea monnei n. sp. • cf. Ávila-Jiménez, Á. & Botero, J.P. & Santos-Silva, A. & Lopera-Toro, A.
  • 2025 • Colobothea brevicornis n. sp. • cf. Vlasak, J. & Santos-Silva, A.
  • 2025 • Colobothaea osculatii = Colobothea naevigera Bates, 1865 • cf. Bezark, L.G. & Santos-Silva, A.
  • 2025 • Colobothea carlosi n. sp. • cf. Quimbayo-Diaz, S. & Taboada-Verona, C. & Lanuza-Garay, A.
  • 2025 • Colobothea darienita n. sp. • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Taboada-Verona, C.

List of species

127 species

  • Colobothea aleata Bates, 1885
    fig.
  • Colobothea amoena Gahan, 1889
    fig.
  • Colobothea andina Monné, 1993
  • Colobothea androwi Vlasak & Santos-Silva, 2023
  • Colobothea appendiculata Aurivillius, 1902
  • Colobothea assimilis Aurivillius, 1902
  • Colobothea batesi Tavakilian & Santos-Silva, 2022
    fig.
  • Colobothea berkovi Monné & Monné, 2010
  • Colobothea bicuspidata (Latreille, 1811)
  • Colobothea bilineata Bates, 1865
  • Colobothea bisignata Bates, 1865
    fig.
  • Colobothea bitincta Bates, 1872
  • Colobothea boliviana Galileo & al., 2014
    fig.
  • Colobothea brevicornis Vlasak & Santos-Silva, 2025
  • Colobothea brullei Gahan, 1889
  • Colobothea caramaschii Monné, 2005
  • Colobothea carlosi Quimbayo-Diaz & al., 2025
    fig.
  • Colobothea carneola Bates, 1865
  • Colobothea cassandra (Dalman, 1823)
  • Colobothea centralis Monné, 1993
  • Colobothea chemsaki Giesbert, 1979
  • Colobothea chontalensis Bates, 1872
    fig.
  • Colobothea cincticornis (Schaller, 1783)
  • Colobothea cinerea Audureau, 2022
  • Colobothea colombiana Monné, 1993

Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Colobothea

Bibliography

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

  • Colobothea Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville • Enc. Méth. • 1825 • 10 (1)  : 336 [ nov ]
  • Colobothea ; Audinet-Serville • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1835 • 1 (4)  : 69
  • Colobothaea ; Guerin • Baillère • 1844 • 7  : 246
  • Colobothea ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 20 [ div ]
  • Colobothea ; Giesbert • The Coleopts. Bull. • 1979 • 33 (4)  : 416 [ key ]
  • Colobothea ; Monné & Monné • Zootaxa • 2010 • 2542  : 34 [ key ]
  • Colobothea ; Galileo & al. • Insecta Mundi • 2014 • 0376  : 10 [ key ]
    details

    Colobothea ; Galileo & al. • Insecta Mundi • 2014 • 0376 : 10

    General information

    • regional key
  • Colobothea ; Schmid & Santos-Silva • Koleopt. Rdsch. • 2023 • 93  : 226 [ div ]
    details

    Colobothea ; Schmid & Santos-Silva • Koleopt. Rdsch. • 2023 • 93 : 226

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; remark
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