Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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  • Bibliography

Epopea subacuta

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

Epopea subacuta Breuning, 1952

S. Breuning is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from R. D. Congo.

Epopea subacuta Breuning, 1952 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species divided into 2 subspecies, is combined with the genus Epopea ranked in the tribe Pteropliini.

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
21,937 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,136 sp/ssp.
genus
Epopea
6 sp/ssp.
species
subacuta
2 subsp.

Region

World  [2]

distribution map

Distribution for subspecies of Epopea subacuta

Group

subacuta  [2]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 2 subspecies

List of species

2 subspecies

  • Epopea subacuta leleupi Breuning, 1975
  • Epopea subacuta subacuta Breuning, 1952

Taxa, synonyms

3 taxa refer to Epopea subacuta

  • Epopea subacuta Breuning, 1952 [ type locality : Congo, Mongbwalu ]
  • Epopea acuta leleupi Breuning, 1975 [ type locality : Tanzanie, Mts. Uluguru, Kimboza, forêt héliophile, 600m ]
  • Paramecyna x-signatoides Breuning & Chelazzi, 1978 [ type locality : R. D. Congo, rivière Mongo, affluent de l'Uélé ]

Bibliography

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

  • Epopea subacuta Breuning • Bull. Ann. Soc.R. Ent. Belg. • 1952 • 88 (3-4)  : 97 [ nov ]
  • Epopea subacuta ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23 A (2)  : 483 [ loc div ]
    details

    Epopea subacuta ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23 A (2) : 483

    General information

    • distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Congo : Mongbwalu
  • Epopea acuta leleupi Breuning • Rev. Zool. Afr. • 1975 • 89 (4)  : 753 [ nov loc div ]
    details

    Epopea acuta leleupi Breuning • Rev. Zool. Afr. • 1975 • 89 (4) : 753

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Tanzanie : Mts. Uluguru, Kimboza, forêt héliophile, 600m
  • Paramecyna x-signatoides Breuning & Chelazzi • Monit. Zool. Italiano • 1978 • 10 (12)  : 175 [ nov loc ]
  • Paramecyna x-signatoides ; Teocchi • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2000 • 1  : 8 [ loc ill ]
    details

    Paramecyna x-signatoides ; Teocchi • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2000 • 1 : 8

    General information

    • color photo

    Distribution

    • R. D. Congo : rivière Mongo, affluent de l'Uélé
    • Ouganda : Kibale forest, W.Pr. ; Semuliki N.P., 670m, 0°48'N-30°9'E
  • Epopea subacuta ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 11  : 18 [ loc div ]
    details

    Epopea subacuta ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 11 : 18

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; remark

    Distribution

    • Congo : Mongbwalu
    • Rwanda : Nyakabuye
  • Epopea subacuta leleupi ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 11  : 18 [ ill div syn ]
    details

    Epopea subacuta leleupi ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 11 : 18

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • color photo
    • synonymy

    Distribution

    • R. Centrafricaine : la Maboké, par Boukoko ; piste de Bouar à la rivière Nana
    • Cameroun : Maroua ; Waza
    • Cameroun (Nord-Ouest) : Bali
    • Ouganda : Semuliki N.P., 670m, 0°48'N 30°9'E
    • Tanzanie : Mts. Uluguru, Kimboza, forêt héliophile, 600m ; le long du fleuve Mongo, affluent de l'Uelé
  • Epopea acuta leleupi = Paramecyna x-signatoides ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 11  : 18
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