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Leptostylus
Leptostylus is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Leptostylus LeConte, 1852
J.L. LeConte is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Lamia aculifera Say, 1824.
Leptostylus LeConte, 1852 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Leptostylus has 92 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Acanthocinini 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 | |
20,361 sp | |
tribe | |
Acanthocinini | |
2,129 sp | |
genus | |
Leptostylus | |
92 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp. |
Region
World [93]

Distribution for species of Leptostylus...
Distribution for species of Leptostylus
Group
Leptostylus [93]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online


![Leptostylus cretatellus, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Mexico (Quintana Roo)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/AC-Leptostylus-cretatellus-m-QUINTANA_ROO-jpr12002ip.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Acanthocinini
Mexico (Quintana Roo)
![Leptostylus laevicauda laevicauda, ♀ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/AC-Leptostylus-laevicauda-f-jpr17524i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Acanthocinini
Central America (Nicaragua)
![Leptostylus pilula, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/AC-Leptostylus-pilula-m-jpr19727i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Acanthocinini
Central America (Nicaragua)

♂
Acanthocinini
French Guiana

♂
Acanthocinini
French Guiana

♂
Acanthocinini
Greater Antilles (Cuba)
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section
Implemented key
proposed key to select
- a) Partial key to species adapted from (Monné&Hoffmann,1981) [espécies sul-americanas] • not translated
possible resulting taxa
List of species
93 species and subspecies (92 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)...
93 species and subspecies (92 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)
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Leptostylus albagniri Zayas, 1975
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Leptostylus albicinctus Bates, 1885
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Leptostylus angulicollis Bates, 1885
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Leptostylus arciferus Gahan, 1892
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Leptostylus armatus Monné & Hoffmann, 1981
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Leptostylus arthuri (Audureau, 2017)
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Leptostylus asperatus (Haldeman, 1847)
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Leptostylus aspiciens Bates, 1885
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Leptostylus batesi Casey, 1913
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Leptostylus bicolor Heffern & Santos-Silva, 2023
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Leptostylus boliviensis Santos-Silva & Botero, 2023
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Leptostylus bruesi Fisher, 1942
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Leptostylus calcarius Chevrolat, 1862
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Leptostylus candidus Monné & al., 2013
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Leptostylus carinatus Santos-Silva & Botero, 2023
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Leptostylus castaneovirescens Zayas, 1975
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Leptostylus cineraceus Bates, 1874
- Nicaragua, Matagalpa, La Sombra, 970-1010m, N13°11.1 W85°45.0 • 2♂5♀ • 9-11 mm • v-2014, vi-2014, vi-2016 • lam.#17520, 17521, 17522, 17523, 18821, 18822, 18825
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Leptostylus corpulentus Bates, 1880
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Leptostylus cretatellus Bates, 1863fig.
- Mexique, Quintana Roo, Playa Del Carmen, El Marlyn Azul • 1♂ • 6 mm • iv-2009 • lam.#12002
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Leptostylus cristulatus Bates, 1872
Taxa, synonyms
1 taxon refers to Leptostylus...
1 taxon refers to Leptostylus
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Leptostylus LeConte, 1852 [ sp. type : Lamia aculifera Say, 1824 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Leptostylus LeConte • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1852 • 2 (2) : 168 [ nov ]
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Leptostylus ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 11 [ div ]
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Leptostylus ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 28, 355 [ syn ]
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Leptostylus ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9 (2) : 771 [ div ]
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Leptostylus ; Bates • Biol. Centr. Amer. • 1880 • 5 : 146
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Leptostylus ; Fleutiaux & Salle • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1889 • 6 (9) : 471
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Leptostylus ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895 : 132
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Astylopsis (Leptostylus) ; Craighead • USDA Misc. Publ. • 1950 • 657 : 251
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Leptostylus ; Cazier & Lacey • Amer. Mus. Novit. • 1952 • 1588 : 51 [ key ]
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Leptostylus ; Monné & Hoffmann • Revta. Bras. Ent. S. Paulo • 1981 • 25 (4) : 245 [ key ]
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Leptostylus ; Lingafelter & Micheli • ZooKeys • 2009 • 17 : 4, 7 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Lingafelter & Micheli • ZooKeys • 2009 • 17 : 4, 7
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
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Leptostylus ; Monné & al. • Papéis Avulsos Zool. • 2013 • 53 (31) : 436 [ key ]details
Leptostylus ; Monné & al. • Papéis Avulsos Zool. • 2013 • 53 (31) : 436
General information
- regional key
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Leptostylus ; Nascimento & Heffern • Zootaxa • 2018 • 4446 (2) : 293 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Nascimento & Heffern • Zootaxa • 2018 • 4446 (2) : 293
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
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Leptostylus ; Monné & al. • Zootaxa • 2020 • 4863 (1) : 9, 10, 32 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Monné & al. • Zootaxa • 2020 • 4863 (1) : 9, 10, 32
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
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Leptostylus ; Monné & al. • Zootaxa • 2020 • 4861 (3) : 302, 318 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Monné & al. • Zootaxa • 2020 • 4861 (3) : 302, 318
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
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Leptostylus ; Vlasak & Santos-Silva • Zootaxa • 2021 • 5061 (3) : 482, 485 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Vlasak & Santos-Silva • Zootaxa • 2021 • 5061 (3) : 482, 485
General information
- remark
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Leptostylus ; Monné & Santos-Silva • Zootaxa • 2022 • 5196 (2) : 245 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Monné & Santos-Silva • Zootaxa • 2022 • 5196 (2) : 245
General information
- distinctive characters
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Leptostylus ; Devesa & Vlasak • Faunitaxys • 2023 • 11 (42) : 2 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Devesa & Vlasak • Faunitaxys • 2023 • 11 (42) : 2
General information
- distinctive characters
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Leptostylus ; Bezark & al. • The Pan-Pacif. Entomol. • 2023 • 99 (2) : 143, 144 [ div ]details
Leptostylus ; Bezark & al. • The Pan-Pacif. Entomol. • 2023 • 99 (2) : 143, 144
General information
- distinctive characters