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- Classification
- Region
- Group
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- Key to subgroups
- Implemented key
- List of species
- Taxa, synonyms
- Bibliography
Crossotus
Crossotus is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Crossotus Audinet-Serville, 1835
J.G. Audinet-Serville is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Crossotus plumicornis Audinet-Serville, 1835.
Crossotus Audinet-Serville, 1835 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Crossotus has 32 species plus 2 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 | |
Crossotus | |
32 sp. |
Region

Distribution for species of Crossotus
Group
Crossotus
Subgroup of
Gallery
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Crossotini
Tanzania

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Crossotini
Somalia

♀
Crossotini
Senegal

♀
Crossotini
Senegal

♂
Crossotini
Namibia

♂
Crossotini
Kenya

♀
Crossotini
Kenya

♂
Crossotini
Kenya
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) • not translated
possible resulting taxa
List of species
34 species and subspecies (32 species and 2 non-nominal subspecies)
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Crossotus albicollis Guerin, 1844image
- Haute-Volta, Ouagadougou • 1♀ • lam.#12706
- Tchad, N'Djamena • 1♀ • lam.#12811
- Niger, Niamey • 1♀ • vii-1987 • lam.#2234
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, forêt de Bandia • 7♂5♀ • 10.5 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10494, 10495, 10561, 10899, 10900, 10950, 10951, 10952, 10953, 11031…
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Mbour • 1♂ • viii-2008 • lam.#11052
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Nianing • 15♂7♀ • 10.5-13.5 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10607, 10635, 10748, 10749, 10872, 10873, 10874, 10875, 11001, 11043…
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Pointe Sarène • 9♂7♀ • viii-2008 • lam.#10887, 10888, 10889, 11067, 11068, 11069, 11070, 11071, 11072, 11073…
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Pointe-Sarène • 4♂1♀ • viii-2008 • lam.#10811, 10812, 10813, 10814, 10815
datas -
Crossotus albofasciculatus Breuning, 1971
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Crossotus arabicus Gahan, 1896
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Crossotus argenteus Hintz, 1912
- Kenya, Marsabit to South Horr • 1♂1♀ • 10-12 mm • v-2001 • lam.#9632, 9633
- Kenya, NE. Prov. El Wak • 1♂ • 9.5 mm • v-2001 • lam.#9637
- Kenya, near Garissa • 1♂ • 10 mm • v-2001 • lam.#9628
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus barbatus Gerstaecker, 1871image
- Kenya, Marsabit to South Horr • 2♀ • 12-13 mm • v-2001 • lam.#9625, 9643
- Tanzania, Ruaha N.P., m.800-1000 • 1♂ • 8.5 mm • lam.#12717
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus bifasciatus Kolbe, 1900
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Crossotus brunneopictus (Fairmaire, 1891)image
- Somalia, Afgoi, Faculty of Agric. • 1♀ • 19.5 mm • v-1988 • lam.#12710
- Tanzania, Mikumi N.P., m.800 • 1♂ • 17.5 mm • xii-1989 • lam.#12712
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus capucinus (Gerstaecker, 1884)
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Crossotus erlangeri erlangeri Hintz, 1912image
- Kenya, Voi • 1♀ • 11.5 mm • vi-1997 • lam.#9626
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus erlangeri saudicola Teocchi, 1991
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Crossotus falzonii Breuning, 1943
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Crossotus freoides Breuning, 1938
- Kenya, Isiolo, m.800 • 2♂1♀ • 12.5-13.5 mm • x-1982, ii-1984 • lam.#12707, 12708, 12709
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus genalis Aurivillius, 1913
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Crossotus inermis Breuning, 1935
- Tanzania, Morogoro Pr., 90km N NW Morogoro, 500m • 1♀ • 9 mm • i-2007 • lam.#12812
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus kadleci Sama & Sudre, 2010
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Crossotus katbeh Sama, 2000
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Crossotus klugii Distant, 1892
- Zimbabwe, 60km SW of Gweru (Shangani env.) • 1♀ • 12.5 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#5030
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Crossotus plumicornis Audinet-Serville, 1835image
- Tchad, Bol-Lago CIAD • 1♀ • x-1986 • lam.#12713
- Ethiopia, Konso Gamo Gotta • 1♂2♀ • 11-14.5 mm • viii-2003 • lam.#9640, 9641, 9642
- Etiopia, Lago Langano, m.600 • 1♂ • v-1989 • lam.#12714
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, forêt de Bandia • 7♂3♀ • 13-15 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10483, 10485, 10486, 10487, 10563, 10895, 10920, 10921, 11028, 11029
- Somalie, Mogadiscio, Afgoi • 2♂ • 15-16.5 mm • iv-1984 • lam.#2941, 2942
- Tanzanie, Nuaha N.P., 800-1000m • 1♂ • 12 mm • xii-1989 • lam.#531
- Tanzanie, Ruaha N.P., 900m • 1♀ • 13 mm • xii-1989 • lam.#2288
- Zimbabwe, Bubi env., Bubi river • 1♂ • 14.5 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#5029
datas -
Crossotus plurifasciculatus Breuning, 1938
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Crossotus pseudostypticus Breuning, 1956
Taxa, synonyms
5 taxa refer to Crossotus
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Crossotus Audinet-Serville, 1835 [ sp. type : Crossotus plumicornis Audinet-Serville, 1835 ]
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Crossotus (Crossotides) Hintz, 1912 [ sp. type : Crossotus (Crossotides) meridionalis Hintz, 1912 ]
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Pseudohecyra Breuning, 1942 [ sp. type : Hecyrida lutulenta Gestro, 1892 ]
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Inermocrossotus Breuning, 1977 [ sp. type : Inermocrossotus medioalbus Breuning, 1977 ]
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Sumeloides Breuning, 1986 [ sp. type : Sumeloides forchhammeri Breuning, 1986 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Crossotus Audinet-Serville • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1835 • 1, 4 : 52 [ nov ]
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Crossotus ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 36
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Crossotus ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 64, 372 [ div ]
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Crossotus (Crossotides) Audinet-Serville in Hintz • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1912 : 192 [ nov ]
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Crossotus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 15, 63 [ key div ]details
Crossotus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 15, 63
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; key
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Pseudohecyra Audinet-Serville in Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 17, 86 [ nov div ]details
Pseudohecyra Audinet-Serville in Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 17, 86
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
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Crossotus ; Breuning • Verl. Mus. G. Frey Tutz. München • 1962 • 6 : 440 [ syn ]
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Crossotus = Crossotides ; Breuning • Verl. Mus. G. Frey Tutz. München • 1962 • 6 : 440
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Pseudhecyra ; Breuning • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1964 • 13, 6 : 686 [ div ]details
Pseudhecyra ; Breuning • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1964 • 13, 6 : 686
General information
- distinctive characters
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Inermocrossotus Audinet-Serville in Breuning • Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. • 1977 • ser. 2, 43, 4 : 286 [ nov div ]details
Inermocrossotus Audinet-Serville in Breuning • Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. • 1977 • ser. 2, 43, 4 : 286
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
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Sumeloides Audinet-Serville in Breuning • Natura Jutlandica • 1986 • 22, 1 : 53 [ nov div ]details
Sumeloides Audinet-Serville in Breuning • Natura Jutlandica • 1986 • 22, 1 : 53
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Crossotus ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 12 : 5 [ div ]details
Crossotus ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 12 : 5
General information
- distinctive characters
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Crossotus ; Sudre & Teocchi & Sama & Rousset • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 13 [ key div syn ]details
Crossotus ; Sudre & Teocchi & Sama & Rousset • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 13
General information
- distinctive characters ; part key ; remark
- synonymy