Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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

Hecyra

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


Hecyra Thomson, 1857

J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Hecyra improba Thomson, 1857.

Hecyra Thomson, 1857 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Hecyra has 4 species. This genus is ranked in the Crossotina 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
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Crossotina
422 sp/ssp.
genus
Hecyra
4 sp.


Group

Hecyra  [4]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 4 species


Gallery

Last images of Hecyra, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Hecyra terrea, ♂ [JPRC], Crossotina, Zambia
Hecyra terrea
♂ [JPRC]
Crossotina
Zambia
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section

  • key of Hecyra • see Breuning, 1942


Implemented key

proposed key to select

  • a) Partial key to species adapted from (Breuning,1942) • not translated


List of species

4 species

  • Hecyra marmorata Breuning, 1972
  • Hecyra obscurator (Fabricius, 1801)
  • Hecyra tenebrioides (Fahraeus, 1873)
  • Hecyra terrea (Bertoloni, 1849)
    fig.


Taxa, synonyms

4 taxa refer to Hecyra

  • Nyphona Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Lamia obscurator Fabricius, 1801 ]
  • Hecyra Thomson, 1857 [ sp. type : Hecyra improba Thomson, 1857 ]
  • Omopsides Chevrolat, 1858 [ sp. type : Omopsides blanchardi Chevrolat, 1858 ]
  • Hecyrida Thomson, 1860 [ sp. type : Hecyra improba Thomson, 1857 ]


Bibliography

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

  • Nyphona Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4  : 344 [ nov ]
  • Hecyra Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1  : 180 [ nov div ]
  • Omopsides Chevrolat • Rev. Mag. Zool. • 1858 • 2 (10)  : 307 [ nov ]
  • Hecyrida Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 39 [ nov div syn ]
    details

    Hecyrida Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 39

    General information

    • description ; remark
    • new taxon/name
    • synonymy
  • Hecyrida = Hecyra ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 39
  • Hecyrida = Omopsides ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 39 [ div ]
    details

    Hecyrida = Omopsides ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 39

    General information

    • description ; (...)
  • Hecyrida ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 56, 368
  • Hecyra ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9 (2)  : 517
  • Hecyra ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84)  : 9, 17, 82 [ key div ]
    details

    Hecyra ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 9, 17, 82

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters ; key
  • Nyphona ; Sama • Boll. Soc. ent. it. • 1991 • 123 (2)  : 125 [ div syn ]
  • Nyphona = Hecyra ; Vives • Fna. Iberica • 2000 • 12  : 659
  • Nyphona ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282  : 86 [ div ]
    details

    Nyphona ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 86

    General information

    • remark