Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Classification
  • Region
  • Group
  • Key to subgroups
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Epopea

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


Epopea Thomson, 1864

J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Epopea acuta Thomson, 1864.

Epopea Thomson, 1864 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Epopea has 6 species and subspecies (5 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies). 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
21,802 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,132 sp/ssp.
genus
Epopea
5 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.


Group



Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Epopea • see Breuning, 1961


List of species

6 species and subspecies (5 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Epopea acuta Thomson, 1864
  • Epopea elongatus (Breuning, 1938)
  • Epopea lignosa Breuning, 1940
  • Epopea orientalis Breuning, 1940
  • Epopea subacuta leleupi Breuning, 1975
  • Epopea subacuta subacuta Breuning, 1952


Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Epopea



Bibliography

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

  • Epopea Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 51, 366 [ nov div ]
  • Soridomimus Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1938 • 30 (4)  : 471 [ nov div ]
    details

    Soridomimus Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1938 • 30 (4) : 471

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name
  • Epopea ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23 A (2)  : 453, 482 [ key div ]
    details

    Epopea ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23 A (2) : 453, 482

    General information

    • description ; key