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- Classification
- Region
- Group
- Key to subgroups
- Implemented key
- List of species
- Taxa, synonyms
- Bibliography
Epicasta
Epicasta is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Epicasta Thomson, 1864
J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Epicasta ocellata Thomson, 1864.
Epicasta Thomson, 1864 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Epicasta has 2 species. This genus is ranked in the Desmiphorini 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 | |
| 21,888 sp/ssp. | |
| tribe | |
| Desmiphorini | |
| 1,611 sp/ssp. | |
| genus | |
| Epicasta | |
| 2 sp. | |
Region
World [2]
Distribution for species of Epicasta
Group
Epicasta [2]
Subgroup of
Key to subgroups
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 (Breuning,1976) [Rhodopinini As.-Aus.] • not translated
possible resulting taxa
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Epicasta
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Epicasta Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Epicasta ocellata Thomson, 1864 ]
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Psaumis Pascoe, 1866 [ sp. type : Psaumis turbidus Pascoe, 1866 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Epicasta Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 90, 385 [ nov div ]
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Psaumis Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 228, 246 [ nov div ]details
Psaumis Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 228, 246
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
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Epicasta ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9 (2) : 490
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Epicasta ; Breuning • Sciences Nat • 1976 : 95 [ key div ]details
Epicasta ; Breuning • Sciences Nat • 1976 : 95
General information
- description ; key