Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Epectasis mexicana

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

Epectasis mexicana Breuning, 1954

S. Breuning is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from (121-MEX) Neotropical Mexico.

Epectasis mexicana Breuning, 1954 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the genus Epectasis 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
22,033 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,139 sp/ssp.
genus
Epectasis
7 sp.
species
mexicana

Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Epectasis mexicana

Group

mexicana  [1]

Subgroup of

Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Epectasis mexicana

Bibliography

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

  • Epectasis mexicana Breuning • Bull. Inst. roy. Sc.nat. Belg. • 1954 • 30 (28)  : 6 [ nov loc ]
  • Esthlogena (Esthlogena) mexicana ; Breuning • Verl. Mus. G. Frey Tutz. München • 1961 • 4  : 224
  • Epectasis mexicana ; Santos-Silva & al. • Papéis Avulsos Zool. • 2019 • 59  : 10 [ loc ill div ]
    details

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

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
    • color photo, holotype, ♂ ; color photo, ♂ ; ...

    Distribution

    • Mexico
    • Colombia : Norte de Santander, Road 70 (2250 m ; near Alto El Pozo; 08°02'19''N, 73°02'13''W)
  • Epectasis mexicana ; Ávila-Jimenez & al. • Eur. J. Taxon. • 2025 • 1007  : 236 [ loc ill ]
    details

    Epectasis mexicana ; Ávila-Jimenez & al. • Eur. J. Taxon. • 2025 • 1007 : 236

    General information

    • color photo

    Distribution

    • Colombia, Cundinamarca : Parque Natural Chicaque, tirolesa, 4°38.673'N, 74°18.695'W, 2240 m a.s.l.
    • Colombia, Norte de Santander : Norte de Santander, Road 70 (2250 m ; near Alto El Pozo; 08°02'19''N, 73°02'13''W)
    • Mexico

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

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