Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Epectasis

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


Epectasis Bates, 1866

H.W. Bates is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Epectasis attenuata Bates, 1866.

Epectasis Bates, 1866 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Epectasis has 7 species. This genus is ranked in the Pteropliini 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
21,823 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,132 sp/ssp.
genus
Epectasis
7 sp.


Gallery

Last images of Epectasis, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Epectasis juncea, ♀, Pteropliini, French Guiana
Epectasis juncea

Pteropliini
French Guiana
Epectasis similis, ♀, Pteropliini, Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe)
Epectasis similis

Pteropliini
Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe)
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List of species

7 species

  • Epectasis hickei Breuning, 1974
  • Epectasis juncea (Newman, 1840)
    fig.
  • Epectasis junceoides Breuning, 1961
  • Epectasis mexicana Breuning, 1954
  • Epectasis panamensis Breuning, 1974
  • Epectasis rotundipennis Breuning, 1943
  • Epectasis similis Gahan, 1895
    fig.


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Epectasis

  • Epectasis Bates, 1866 [ sp. type : Epectasis attenuata Bates, 1866 ]


Bibliography

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

  • Epectasis Bates • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1866 • 3 (17)  : 294 [ nov ]
  • Epectasis ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895  : 126
  • Epectasis ; Villiers • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (n.s.) • 1980 • 16 (4)  : 552 [ div ]
  • Epectasis ; Chalumeau & Touroult • Pensoft Publ. • 2005  : 160 [ div ]
    details

    Epectasis ; Chalumeau & Touroult • Pensoft Publ. • 2005 : 160

    General information

    • distinctive characters
  • Epectasis ; Santos-Silva & al. • Papéis Avulsos Zool. • 2019 • 59  : 10 [ div ]
    details

    Epectasis ; Santos-Silva & al. • Papéis Avulsos Zool. • 2019 • 59 : 10

    General information

    • remark