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Dorcasta
Dorcasta is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -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 10 species. This genus is ranked in the Apomecynini 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 | |
20,326 sp. | |
tribe | |
Apomecynini | |
1,804 sp. | |
genus | |
Dorcasta | |
10 sp. |
Region
World [10]

Distribution for species of Dorcasta...
Distribution for species of Dorcasta
Group
Dorcasta [10]
Subgroup of
Gallery
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Apomecynini
Quintana Roo

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Apomecynini
Quintana Roo

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Apomecynini
French Guiana
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section
Implemented key
proposed key to select
- a) Key to species adapted from (Bezark&al.,2018)
possible resulting taxa
List of species
10 species...
10 species
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Dorcasta birai Bezark & al., 2018
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Dorcasta borealis Breuning, 1940
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Dorcasta cinerea (Horn, 1860)
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Dorcasta crassicornis Pascoe, 1858image
- Mexique, Quintana Roo, Playa Del Carmen, El Marlyn Azul • 14♂7♀ • 7.5-9 mm • iv-2009 • lam.#11941, 11942, 11943, 11944, 11947, 11948, 11949, 11950, 11952, 11953…
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dorcasta dasycera (Erichson, 1848)image
- Nicaragua, Granada Prov., Reserva Silvestre Domitila • 2♂ • 7 mm • vi-2005 • lam.#8733, 8734
- Guyane, Montsinery • 1♀ • 8 mm • ix-1986 • lam.#5715
- Guyane, Remire, route des Plages • 1♂ • 8 mm • viii-2007 • lam.#9770
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dorcasta implicata Melzer, 1935
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Dorcasta parkeri Bezark & al., 2018
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Dorcasta quadrispinosa Breuning, 1940
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Dorcasta rifkindi Bezark & al., 2018
- Mexico, Jalisco, Melaque • 1♂ • 9 mm • x-2016 • lam.#22034
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Dorcasta singularis Martins & Galileo, 2001
Taxa, synonyms
4 taxa refer to Dorcasta...
4 taxa refer to Dorcasta
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Gnaphalocera Dejean, 1835
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Gnaphalocera Chevrolat, 1845 [ sp. type : Gnaphalocera linta Chevrolat, 1845 ]
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Dorcasta Pascoe, 1858 [ sp. type : Dorcasta oryx Pascoe, 1858 ]
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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...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Gnaphalocera Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 349 [ nov ]
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Gnaphalocera Chevrolat • Renard, Martinet et C. • 1845 • 6 : 245 [ nov ]
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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
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Aegilopsis Horn • Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1860 • 12 : 571 [ nov ]
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Dorcasta ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 95, 388
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Aegilopsis ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 98, 389
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Dorcasta ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895 : 127
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Gnaphalocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 82 [ div ]details
Gnaphalocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 82
General information
- remark
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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
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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
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Dorcasta = Gnaphalocera ; Girard & Tavakilian • Hum. Sp. Inter. Alm. • 2021 • 10,8 : 1111
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Dorcasta = Gnaphalocera ; Girard & Tavakilian • Hum. Sp. Inter. Alm. • 2021 • 10,8 : 1111