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Dichostates
Dichostates is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Dichostates Thomson, 1860
J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Dichostates natalensis Thomson, 1860.
Dichostates Thomson, 1860 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Dichostates has 20 species plus 4 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 | |
Dichostates | |
20 sp. |
Region

Distribution for species of Dichostates
Group
Dichostates
Subgroup of
Gallery
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Crossotini
Kenya

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Crossotini
Tanzania

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Crossotini
Tanzania
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
24 species and subspecies (20 species and 4 non-nominal subspecies)
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Dichostates angolensis Sudre & Jiroux, 2019
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Dichostates ayresi Distant, 1898image
- Ethiopie, Gamo Goffa, 4km N Turmi, 980m, N05°00'18'' E036°29'48'' • 1♂ • 8.5 mm • v-2008 • lam.#12104
- Kenya, Hola E. Prov. • 1♂ • 8.5 mm • v-2001 • lam.#9656
- Kenya, Lake Baringo Lodge • 2♂1♀ • 7.5-10 mm • iv-1990 • lam.#5041, 5042, 12727
- Tanzania, Morogoro, Mbuvuni • 1♂ • 9 mm • xi-1989 • lam.#12761
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dichostates compactus compactus Fairmaire, 1887
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Dichostates compactus damarensis Breuning, 1962
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Dichostates concretus (Pascoe, 1857)
- Tanzanie, Savanne Dodoma • 1♂2♀ • 10-11 mm • xii-2004 • lam.#9654, 12725, 12726
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dichostates lignarius lacunosus Fahraeus, 1873
- Mocambique, Prov. Tete, 25km N Tete, 250m • 1♀ • 9.5 mm • xii-2005 • lam.#12798
- R. S. A., Mpumalanga Pr., Ohrigstaadam N.R., 30km NE. Lydenburg • 1♂ • i-2004 • lam.#12797
- Zimbabwe, 60km SW of Gweru (Shangani env.) • 2♂1♀ • 9-9.5 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#5018, 5019, 5020
- Zimbabwe, Rusape SE Harare • 1♂3♀ • 8-10 mm • xi-1992 • lam.#3255, 3256, 3257, 3258
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dichostates lignarius lignarius (Guerin, 1849)
- Kenya, Meru distr., Gatunga • 1♂2♀ • 7-8 mm • iv-1987, ix-1987 • lam.#9650, 12729, 12730
- Kenya, Voi • 1♂ • 7 mm • vi-1997 • lam.#12796
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dichostates magnus Aurivillius, 1925
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Dichostates mourgliai Teocchi & Sudre & Jiroux, 2016
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Dichostates muelleri Quedenfeldt, 1888
- Cameroun • 1♂1♀ • 13-14.5 mm • lam.#2511, 2512
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dichostates partealbicollis Breuning, 1978
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Dichostates proximus (Veiga-Ferreira, 1966)
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Dichostates pygmaeus Teocchi, 2001
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Dichostates quadripunctatus (Chevrolat, 1855)
- Cameroun • 1♂ • 10 mm • iii-2000 • lam.#5039
- Cameroun, Menguémé • 1♀ • 11.5 mm • x-1993 • lam.#2458
- Cameroun, Mt. Cameroun • 1♀ • 11.5 mm • vii-1992 • lam.#525
- Cameroun, Sangmélima, Djoum • 1♂ • 11 mm • iv-1969 • lam.#12755
- Cameroun, Yaoundé, Nkolbisson • 1♂ • 9.5 mm • iv-1975 • lam.#5037
- Côte d'Ivoire, Akoupé • 2♂2♀ • 10-10.5 mm • i-1990 • lam.#1305, 1306, 1551, 1552
- Côte d'Ivoire, Man • 3♂ • 9.5-10.5 mm • iv-1998 • lam.#12722, 12723, 12724
- Togo, Ayomé, Badou • 1♂ • x-1992 • lam.#2493
- Togo, Badou • 2♂2♀ • 8.5-9.5 mm • vii-2008 • lam.#12373, 12374, 12375, 12376
datas -
Dichostates quadrisignatus Hintz, 1912
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Dichostates rasplusi Sudre & Teocchi, 2006
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Dichostates renaudi Breuning, 1961
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Dichostates rougeoti (Breuning, 1977)
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Dichostates strandi Breuning, 1935
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Dichostates tabularis kenyensis Adlbauer, 2015
Taxa, synonyms
1 taxon refers to Dichostates
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Dichostates Thomson, 1860 [ sp. type : Dichostates natalensis Thomson, 1860 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Dichostates Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 34, 36 [ nov div ]details
Dichostates Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 34, 36
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Dichostates ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 65, 372 [ div ]details
Dichostates ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 65, 372
General information
- distinctive characters
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Dichostates ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9, 2 : 506, 509
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Dichostathes ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 13, 47 [ key div ]details
Dichostathes ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 9, 13, 47
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; key
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Dichostates ; Teocchi • Lambillionea • 1998 • 98, 2 : 206 [ div ]details
Dichostates ; Teocchi • Lambillionea • 1998 • 98, 2 : 206
General information
- distinctive characters
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Dichostates ; Sudre & Teocchi & Sama & Rousset • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 57 [ div ]details
Dichostates ; Sudre & Teocchi & Sama & Rousset • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 57
General information
- distinctive characters