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Epidichostates molossus
Epidichostates molossus is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Epidichostates molossus (Duvivier, 1892)
A. Duvivier is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from R. D. Congo.
Epidichostates molossus (Duvivier, 1892) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Epidichostates genus 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 | |
20,326 sp. | |
tribe | |
Crossotini | |
395 sp. | |
genus | |
Epidichostates | |
2 sp. | |
species | |
molossus | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Epidichostates molossus...
Distribution for Epidichostates molossus
Group
molossus [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
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♂
Crossotini
Gabon

♂
Crossotini
Cameroon

♀
Crossotini
R. P. Congo
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Epidichostates molossus...
2 taxa refer to Epidichostates molossus
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Dichostates molossus Duvivier, 1892 [ type locality : Congo belge, Djabir Bandja ]
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Crossotus cristatus Jordan, 1894 [ type locality : Kuilu ]
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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Dichostates molossus Duvivier • Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. • 1892 • 36, 7 : 359 [ nov loc ]
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Crossotus cristatus Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1894 • 1, 1 : 235 [ nov loc ]
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Crossotofrea molossus ; Hintz • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1912 : 192
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Crossotus cristatus ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 233 [ loc ]details
Crossotus cristatus ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 233
Distribution
- Zentralafrika : Beni
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Crossotus molossus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 15, 63 [ loc div ]details
Crossotus molossus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 15, 63
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- [locality type] Congo belge : Djabir Bandja
- Togo : Kpandu
- Cameroun
- Congo belge : Beni, Leopoldville, Stanleyville, Leverville, Barumbu, Lukolela, Bas-Uelé, Buta, Sankuru, Kondué
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Crossotus molossus ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 653 [ loc ]details
Crossotus molossus ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 653
Distribution
- Gabon : Lastoursville
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Crossotus molossus ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1981 • 50, 8 : 269 [ loc plh ]details
Crossotus molossus ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1981 • 50, 8 : 269
General information
- host plant
Distribution
- Togo
- Nigéria
- R. Centrafricaine : La Maboké
- Cameroun
- Gabon
- R. P. Congo : Voka
- Zaïre : Gazi
- Kenya
- R. S. A. : Colonie du Cap
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Epidichostates molossus ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2003 • 20 : 18 [ des ]details
Epidichostates molossus ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2003 • 20 : 18
General information
- designation
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Epidichostates molossus ; Sudre & al. • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 57 [ loc ill div ]details
Epidichostates molossus ; Sudre & al. • Coll. Syst. Magellanes • 2007 • 15 : 57
General information
- operation on type
- distribution map
- color photo
Distribution
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Togo
- R. C. A. : La Maboké
- Cameroun
- Gabon : Mt. De Cristal, Tchimbélé
- Congo : Diba, 15km N Etoumbi
- R. D. Congo : Bili, Uélés ; Béfori, Equateur ; Yangambi
- Ouganda
- Kenya
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography...
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Epidichostates molossus (Duvivier, 1892) • see Sudre & al., 2007
Collection
8 specimens in author's collection...
8 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Cameroun, Centre, village de Mekak • 1♂1♀ • 17.5-18.5 mm • iv-2011 • lam.#16093, 16094
- Cameroun, Ebogo • 1♂ • 20 mm • xi-2003 • lam.#16098
- Cameroun, Menguémé • 1♂ • 15 mm • v-1998 • lam.#12701
- Gabon, Parc National Ivindo, Ipassa • 1♂ • 18 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19922
- Congo-Brazzaville, Voka • 1♀ • 19.5 mm • v-1993 • lam.#9627
- R. P. Congo, Voka • 2♀ • 15-19 mm • xi-1974 • lam.#12700, 13686