Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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  • Gallery
  • Key to subgroups
  • Implemented key
  • Latest events
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Dorcasta

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

Dorcasta Pascoe, 1858

F.P. Pascoe is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Dorcasta oryx Pascoe, 1858.

Dorcasta Pascoe, 1858 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Dorcasta has 11 species. This genus is ranked in the tribe Apomecynini.

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
22,044 sp/ssp.
tribe
Apomecynini
1,894 sp/ssp.
genus
Dorcasta
11 sp.

Gallery

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Dorcasta rorotaensis, holotype ♂ [JPRC], Apomecynini, French Guiana
Dorcasta rorotaensis
Holotype ♂ [JPRC]
Apomecynini
French Guiana
Dorcasta dasycera, ♀ [JPRC], Apomecynini, French Guiana
Dorcasta dasycera
♀ [JPRC]
Apomecynini
French Guiana
Dorcasta crassicornis, ♀ [JPRC], Apomecynini, Mexico (Quintana Roo)
Dorcasta crassicornis
♀ [JPRC]
Apomecynini
Mexico (Quintana Roo)
Dorcasta crassicornis, ♂ [JPRC], Apomecynini, Mexico (Quintana Roo)
Dorcasta crassicornis
♂ [JPRC]
Apomecynini
Mexico (Quintana Roo)
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section

  • key complement of Dorcasta • see Roguet, 2025
  • key of Dorcasta • see Bezark & al., 2018

Implemented key

proposed key to select

  • a) Partial key to species adapted from (Bezark&al.,2018)

Latest events

  • 2025 • Dorcasta rorotaensis n. sp. • cf. J.-P. Roguet

List of species

11 species

  • Dorcasta birai Bezark & al., 2018
  • Dorcasta borealis Breuning, 1940
  • Dorcasta cinerea (Horn, 1860)
  • Dorcasta crassicornis Pascoe, 1858
    fig.
  • Dorcasta dasycera (Erichson, 1848)
    fig.
  • Dorcasta implicata Melzer, 1934
  • Dorcasta parkeri Bezark & al., 2018
  • Dorcasta quadrispinosa Breuning, 1940
  • Dorcasta rifkindi Bezark & al., 2018
  • Dorcasta rorotaensis Roguet, 2025
    fig.
  • Dorcasta singularis Martins & Galileo, 2001

Taxa, synonyms

4 taxa refer to Dorcasta

  • Gnaphalocera Dejean, 1835
  • Gnaphalocera Chevrolat, 1845 [ sp. type : Gnaphalocera linta Chevrolat, 1845 ]
  • Dorcasta Pascoe, 1858 [ sp. type : Dorcasta oryx Pascoe, 1858 ]
  • Aegilopsis Horn, 1860 [ sp. type : Aegilopsis cinerea Horn, 1860 ]

Bibliography

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

  • Gnaphalocera Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4  : 349 [ nov ]
  • Gnaphalocera Chevrolat • Renard, Martinet et C. • 1845 • 6  : 245 [ nov ]
  • Dorcasta Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1858 • 2 (4)  : 264 [ nov div ]
    details

    Dorcasta Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1858 • 2 (4) : 264

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name
  • Aegilopsis Horn • Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1860 • 12  : 571 [ nov ]
  • Dorcasta ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 95, 388
  • Aegilopsis ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 98, 389
  • Dorcasta ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895  : 127
  • Gnaphalocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282  : 82 [ div ]
    details

    Gnaphalocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 82

    General information

    • remark
  • Dorcasta ; Bezark & al. • Zootaxa • 2018 • 4399 (1)  : 50 [ key div ]
    details

    Dorcasta ; Bezark & al. • Zootaxa • 2018 • 4399 (1) : 50

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; key ; remark
  • Dorcasta ; Girard & Tavakilian • Hum. Sp. Inter. Alm. • 2021 • 10 (8)  : 1111 [ div syn ]
    details

    Dorcasta ; Girard & Tavakilian • Hum. Sp. Inter. Alm. • 2021 • 10 (8) : 1111

    General information

    • remark
    • synonymy
  • Dorcasta = Gnaphalocera ; Girard & Tavakilian • Hum. Sp. Inter. Alm. • 2021 • 10 (8)  : 1111
  • Dorcasta = Gnaphalocera ; Girard & Tavakilian • Hum. Sp. Inter. Alm. • 2021 • 10 (8)  : 1111
  • Dorcasta ; Roguet • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2025 • n.s., 52  : 114, 116 [ key ]
    details

    Dorcasta ; Roguet • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2025 • n.s., 52 : 114, 116

    General information

    • key update element
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