Lagocheirus

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

Lagocheirus Dejean, 1835

P.F. Dejean is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Cerambyx araneiformis Linnaeus, 1767.

Lagocheirus Dejean, 1835 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Lagocheirus has 32 species and subspecies (22 species plus 10 non-nominal subspecies). This genus is ranked in the tribe Acanthocinini.

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
	22,137 sp/ssp.
tribe
Acanthocinini
	2,279 sp/ssp.
genus
Lagocheirus
22 sp. + 10 non-nominal subsp.

Region

World [32]

Distribution for species of Lagocheirus

Group

Gallery

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Lagocheirus araneiformis eloroensis, holotype [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Ecuador — *Lagocheirus araneiformis eloroensis*
Holotype [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Ecuador

Lagocheirus araneiformis fulvescens [JPRC], Acanthocinini, French Guiana — *Lagocheirus araneiformis fulvescens* [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
French Guiana

Lagocheirus foveolatus [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Panama) — *Lagocheirus foveolatus* [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Panama)

Lagocheirus lugubris [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Mexico (Veracruz) — *Lagocheirus lugubris* [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Mexico (Veracruz)

Lagocheirus binumeratus [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Lagocheirus binumeratus* [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Lagocheirus integer [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Lagocheirus integer* [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Lagocheirus kathleenae [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Costa Rica) — *Lagocheirus kathleenae* [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Costa Rica)

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Key to subgroups

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

key of Lagocheirus • see Toledo, 1998
key of Lagocheirus • see Dillon, 1957
key of Lagocheirus • see Dillon, 1956

Implemented key

proposed key to select

a) Key to species adapted • see (Toledo,1998) [especies de México y Centroamérica] • not translated

possible resulting taxa

Latest events

2025 • Lagocheirus araneiformis eloroensis n. sp. • cf. J.-P. Roguet

List of species

32 species and subspecies (22 species plus 10 non-nominal subspecies)

Lagocheirus araneiformis araneiformis (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Lagocheirus araneiformis curacaoensis Gilmour, 1968
Lagocheirus araneiformis eloroensis Roguet, 2025

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Lagocheirus araneiformis flavolineatus Aurivillius, 1921

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Lagocheirus araneiformis fulvescens Dillon, 1957

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Lagocheirus araneiformis guadeloupensis Dillon, 1957
Lagocheirus araneiformis insulorum Dillon, 1957
Lagocheirus araneiformis parvulus Casey, 1913

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Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeri Dillon, 1956
Lagocheirus binumeratus Thomson, 1860

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Lagocheirus cristulatus Bates, 1872
Lagocheirus delestali Toledo & Esteban Durán, 2008
Lagocheirus foveolatus Dillon, 1957

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Lagocheirus funestus Thomson, 1865
Lagocheirus giesberti Hovore, 1998
Lagocheirus integer Bates, 1885

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Lagocheirus jamaicensis Toledo & Hovore, 2005
Lagocheirus kathleenae Hovore, 1998

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Lagocheirus lugubris (Dillon, 1957)

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Lagocheirus mecotrochanter Toledo, 1998
Lagocheirus obsoletus dezayasi Dillon, 1957

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Lagocheirus obsoletus obsoletus Thomson, 1860
Lagocheirus plantaris gorgonae Dillon, 1957
Lagocheirus plantaris plantaris Erichson, 1847
Lagocheirus praecellens Bates, 1872

Taxa, synonyms

4 taxa refer to Lagocheirus

Lagocheirus Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Cerambyx araneiformis Linnaeus, 1767 ]
Karadinia McKeown, 1942 [ sp. type : Karadinia nubila McKeown, 1942 ]
Archlagocheirus Dillon, 1957 [ sp. type : Lagocheirus funestus Thomson, 1865 ]
Sternocheirus Dillon, 1957 [ sp. type : Sternocheirus lugubris Dillon, 1957 ]

Bibliography

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

Lagocheirus Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 336 [ nov ]
Lagochirus ; Erichson • Arch. f. Naturg. • 1847 • 13 : 144
Lagocheirus ; White • Cat. Col. Brit. Mus. • 1855 • II (8) : 365 [ div ]
Lagocheirus ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 9 [ div ]
Lagocheirus ; Bates • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1863 • 3 (12) : 100
Lagocheirus ; Bates • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1863 • 3 (12) : 100 [ div ]
Lagocheirus ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 27, 355
Lagocheirus ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9 (2) : 762 [ div ]
Lagochirus ; Bates • Biol. Centr. Amer. • 1880 • 5 : 144 [ div ]
Lagochirus ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895 : 130
Karadinia McKeown • Rec. Austr. Mus. • 1942 • 21 (2) : 36 [ nov ]
Lagoschyrus ; Zischka • Fol. Univ. Cochabamba • 1948 • 2 (2) : 7
Lagocheirus ; Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1956 • 49 (2) : 135, 136 [ key div ]
Lagocheirus ; Dillon • Bull. Brooklyn Mus. Nat. Hist. • 1957 • 6 (6) : 140 [ key div ]
Sternocheirus Dillon • Bull. Brooklyn Mus. Nat. Hist. • 1957 • 6 (6) : 163 [ nov ]
Archlagocheirus Dillon • Bull. Brooklyn Mus. Nat. Hist. • 1957 • 6 (6) : 164 [ nov ]
Lagocheirus ; Gilmour • Stud. Fauna Curaçao • 1968 • 25 (100) : 156 [ div ]
Lagocheirus ; Lane • Studia ent. • 1973 • 16 (1-4) : 529 [ div ]
Lagochirus ; Zayas • Acad. Cienc. Cuba • 1975 : 226 [ div ]
Lagocheirus ; Villiers • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (n.s.) • 1980 • 16 (4) : 564 [ div ]

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