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Coptops aedificator
Coptops aedificator is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Coptops (Coptops) aedificator (Fabricius, 1793)
J.C. Fabricius is the author of the original taxon.
Coptops (Coptops) aedificator (Fabricius, 1793) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Coptops genus ranked in the Mesosini tribe of Lamiinae.
Classification
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Coptops aedificator...
Distribution for Coptops aedificator
Group
aedificator [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online



♀
Mesosini
Gabon

♂
Mesosini
Gabon

♀
Mesosini
Ivory Coast

♀
Mesosini
Senegal

♂
Mesosini
Senegal
Taxa, synonyms
9 taxa refer to Coptops aedificator...
9 taxa refer to Coptops aedificator
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Lamia ambulator Fabricius, 1775 [ type locality : insulis Luzonum ]
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Cerambyx fusca Olivier, 1792 [ type locality : Sénégal ]
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Lamia villica Olivier, 1792 [ type locality : Isle de Bourbon ]
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Lamia aedificator Fabricius, 1793 [ type locality : India Orientali ]
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Lachnia (Coptops) parallela Audinet-Serville, 1835 [ type locality : Sénégal ]
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Coptops quadrisignatus Fahraeus, 1873
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Coptops quadristigma Fahraeus, 1873 [ type locality : Caffraria ]
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Phymasterna inhambanensis Bertoloni, 1876 [ type locality : Mosambico ]
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Coptops bidens Wollaston, 1877 [ type locality : St. Helena, Jamestown ]
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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Lamia ambulator Fabricius • Korte, Flensburgi & Lipsiae • 1775 • 30 : 171 [ nov loc ]
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Cerambyx fusca Olivier • Paris, Plomteux, Liège, Panckocke Libr. • 1792 • 6, 2 : 462 [ nov loc ]
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Lamia villica Olivier • Paris, Plomteux, Liège, Panckocke Libr. • 1792 • 6, 2 : 468 [ nov loc ]
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Lamia aedificator Fabricius • Hafniae, Proft • 1793 • 1, 2 : 275 [ nov ]
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Lachnia (Coptops) parallela Audinet-Serville • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1835 • 1, 4 : 64 [ nov loc div des ]details
Lachnia (Coptops) parallela Audinet-Serville • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1835 • 1, 4 : 64
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
- designation
Distribution
- [locality type] Sénégal
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Coptops calliginosus Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1837 • ed. 3, 5 [ nov ]
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Coptops aedificator ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 177 [ loc syn ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 177
General information
- synonymy
Distribution
- Gabon
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Lamia aedificator = Coptops bidens ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 177
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Lamia aedificator = Lamia villica ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 177
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Lamia aedificator = Coptops calliginosus ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 177
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Coptops parallela ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 62
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Coptops quadristigma Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29, 2 : 30 [ nov loc ]
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Coptops quadrisignatus Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29, 2 : 30 [ nov ]
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Phymasterna inhambanensis Bertoloni • Mem. Acad. Sci. Bologna • 1876 • 3, 7 : 263 [ nov loc ]
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Coptops aedificator ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232 [ loc ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232
Distribution
- Zentralafrika : Mawambi
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Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9, 46-49 : 386 [ div ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9, 46-49 : 386
General information
- distinctive characters
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Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 12, 13 [ div ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 12, 13
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Maurice I.
- Réunion
- Séchelles
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Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1965 • 27, A, 3 : 1058 [ loc ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1965 • 27, A, 3 : 1058
Distribution
- R. Congo : Sibiti ; Mbila
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Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Ann. Mus. roy. Afr. Centrale • 1968 • 165 : 300 [ loc ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Breuning • Ann. Mus. roy. Afr. Centrale • 1968 • 165 : 300
Distribution
- Côte d'Ivoire : Bingerville, Zepreghé...
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Coptops aedificator ; Breuning & Villiers • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1972 • 34, A, 2 : 357 [ loc ]details
Coptops aedificator ; Breuning & Villiers • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1972 • 34, A, 2 : 357
Distribution
- Sénégambie, Sénégal (Nord) : Saint-Louis ; Kayar
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography...
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- ♂ of Coptops aedificator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Adlbauer, 2001
- Coptops aedificator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Juhel, 2014
- ♂, ♀ of Coptops aedificator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Adlbauer & Beck, 2015
- Coptops aedifactor (Fabricius, 1793) • see Geetha & Agarwala, 2022
Collection
74 specimens in author's collection...
74 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Cameroun, Ufon • 3♂2♀ • 18-18.5 mm • ii-1993 • lam.#2429, 2430, 2431, 2432, 2433
- Centrafrique, Bangui-Bimbo, 300m • 1♀ • iv-1980 • lam.#417
- Centrafrique, Bangui, Forêt de Bimbo • 3♂ • xi-1985 • lam.#2876, 2877, 2878
- Djibouti, Ft du Day • 5♂4♀ • 18-20.5 mm • viii-1988, viii-1989 • lam.#2518, 2519, 2520, 2532, 2533, 2534, 2535, 7871, 7872
- Gabon, Parc National Ivindo, Ipassa • 1♀ • 14 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19830
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, Akanda, Issingou village proche Mondah • 1♂5♀ • 14-16 mm • xii-2019 • lam.#21433, 21434, 21435, 21436, 21437, 21438
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, Forêt de la Mondah • 6♂7♀ • 12-17 mm • xi-2017, xii-2017 • lam.#19821, 19822, 19823, 19824, 19825, 19826, 19827, 19828, 19829, 19831, 19832, 19930, 19931
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 13.5 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21432
- Côte d'Ivoire, Akoupé • 1♀ • i-1990 • lam.#1323
- Côte d'Ivoire, Grand Lahou • 1♀ • 13.5 mm • xi-1996 • lam.#2906
- R. C. I., Adiopodoumé • 1♂ • 15 mm • xi-1999 • lam.#11907
- Kenya, env. Diani, 2-7km S-SO. carrefour Ukunda • 2♂1♀ • 12.5-13 mm • vii-2007 • lam.#9695, 9696, 9697
- Kenya, env. Diani, 6km S-SO. carrefour Ukunda • 2♂2♀ • 10.5-16 mm • viii-2009 • lam.#12397, 12398, 12399, 12400
- Zaïre, Katanga, Zilo • 1♀ • iii-1980 • lam.#590
- Congo-Brazzaville, Voka • 1♂1♀ • v-1993 • lam.#7874, 7875
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, forêt de Bandia • 3♂7♀ • 13.5-14 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10480, 10481, 10482, 10560, 10898, 10929, 10987, 10988, 10989, 10990
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Mbour • 1♀ • viii-2008 • lam.#11053
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Nianing • 9♂1♀ • viii-2008 • lam.#10430, 10431, 10883, 10917, 10979, 10980, 10981, 10982, 11065, 11066
- Tanzania, Iringa, Mafinga • 1♀ • i-1994 • lam.#7873