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- Key to subgroups
- Implemented key
- List of species
- Taxa, synonyms
- Bibliography
Corus
Corus is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Corus Pascoe, 1888
F.P. Pascoe is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Corus annulicornis Pascoe, 1888.
Corus Pascoe, 1888 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Corus has 36 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies. The genus is ranked in the Crossotini 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 | |
20,060 sp. | |
tribe | |
Crossotini | |
397 sp. | |
genus | |
Corus | |
36 sp. |
Region

Distribution for species of Corus
Group
Corus
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online



♂
Crossotini
Gabon

♀
Crossotini
Gabon

♂
Crossotini
Togo

♀
Crossotini
Togo
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section
Implemented key
proposed key to select
- a) Partial key to species adapted from (Breuning,1942),(Lepesme&Breuning,1953) • not translated
possible resulting taxa
List of species
37 species and subspecies (36 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)
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Corus albithorax albicollis (Breuning, 1970)
- Centrafrique, La Maboké • 2♂1♀ • 9-9.5 mm • i-1970, ii-1972 • lam.#5044, 5045, 12734
- Kenya, 20km a S di Malindi • 1♀ • 10 mm • xi-1989 • lam.#12735
- Kenya, Nkubu (Meru), mt.1500 • 1♀ • 10 mm • xii-1983 • lam.#12736
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus albithorax albithorax Breuning, 1960
- Tanzania, Mufundi Distr., Mafinga • 1♂1♀ • 10-10.5 mm • i-1990, xii-1990 • lam.#12733, 12747
- Tanzania, Mufundi Distr., Mafinga, 1900m • 2♂ • 10-11 mm • xi-1989 • lam.#12732, 12746
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus albomarmoratus Breuning, 1949
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Corus breuningi Lepesme, 1943image
- Gabon, Parc National Ivindo, Ipassa • 1♂1♀ • 9-9.5 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19916, 19917
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus burgeoni (Breuning, 1935)
- Kenya, 7-8km S-SO. Ukunda • 11♂3♀ • 6.5-9 mm • viii-2009 • lam.#12501, 12502, 12503, 12504, 12505, 12506, 12507, 12508, 12509, 12510…
- Zaïre, E. Bondo • 1♀ • 9 mm • xi-2002 • lam.#12741
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus cachani Breuning, 1962
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Corus caffer (Fahraeus, 1873)
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Corus collaris (Chevrolat, 1856)image
- Cameroun, Prov. Centre • 1♂ • x-1995 • lam.#3232
- R. Centrafricaine, La Maboké • 1♂ • 9.5 mm • ix-1967 • lam.#12731
- Côte d'Ivoire, Grand Lahou • 1♀ • 10.5 mm • xi-1996 • lam.#2955
- Zaïre, Kinshasa, Kingantoko • 1♀ • i-1998 • lam.#2797
- Togo, Forêt primaire de Fédé • 1♀ • 10 mm • ix-1998 • lam.#5046
- Togo, Kluto, Dangi • 1♂ • 9.5 mm • vii-2008 • lam.#12107
- Zambia, Sesheke • 1♂ • 11 mm • xi-2010 • lam.#16097
datas -
Corus corticarius (Hintz, 1910)
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Corus costiger (Quedenfeldt, 1883)
- Burkina Faso, Dint. Bobo Diulasso • 1♀ • 10 mm • x-1999 • lam.#12737
- Côte d'Ivoire, Bouaké • 2♂ • 8 mm • iii-1976 • lam.#12813, 12814
- Zaïre, E. Bondo • 1♂ • 6.5 mm • xi-2002 • lam.#12742
- Senegal, Niokolo Koba NP • 1♂ • 7.5 mm • vii-2004 • lam.#9644
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Nianing • 2♂6♀ • 7-8.5 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10881, 10915, 10985, 10995, 10996, 10997, 10998, 10999
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus cretaceus (Chevrolat, 1858)
- Cameroun, Abong-Mbang • 2♂ • 6.5 mm • iv-1969, vi-1969 • lam.#12740, 12748
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus cylindricus (Breuning, 1935)
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Corus exiguus Breuning, 1939
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Corus fasciculosus (Aurivillius, 1903)
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Corus flavus (Breuning, 1935)
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Corus laevepunctatus Breuning, 1938
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Corus laevidorsis Kolbe, 1893
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Corus laevifrons Breuning, 1947
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Corus latus Breuning, 1938
- Tanzania, Mikumi N.P., 800m • 1lam. • 8 mm • xii-1989 • lam.#13688
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Corus leonensis (Breuning, 1935)
Taxa, synonyms
3 taxa refer to Corus
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Corus Pascoe, 1888 [ sp. type : Corus annulicornis Pascoe, 1888 ]
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Praonethida Jordan, 1894 [ sp. type : Praonethida thoracalis Jordan, 1894 ]
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Hecyrofrea Breuning, 1961 [ sp. type : Hecyrofrea conradti Breuning, 1961 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Corus Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1888 • 4 : 506 [ nov ]
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Praonethida Pascoe in Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1894 • 1, 1 : 192 [ nov ]
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Corus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 14, 54 [ key div ]details
Corus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 14, 54
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; key
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Corus ; Lepesme & Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1953 • 15, 2 : 509 [ key ]details
Corus ; Lepesme & Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1953 • 15, 2 : 509
General information
- regional key
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Hecyrofrea Pascoe in Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1961 • 37 : 312 [ nov ]
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Corus ; Teocchi • Lambillionea • 1998 • 98, 2 : 206 [ div ]details
Corus ; Teocchi • Lambillionea • 1998 • 98, 2 : 206
General information
- distinctive characters
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Corus ; Sudre & Teocchi & Sama & Rousset • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 13 [ div ]details
Corus ; Sudre & Teocchi & Sama & Rousset • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 13
General information
- distinctive characters