Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Key to subgroups
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Acridocephala

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


Acridocephala Chevrolat, 1855

L.A. Chevrolat is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Acridocephala bistriata Chevrolat, 1855.

Acridocephala Chevrolat, 1855 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Acridocephala has 8 species. This genus is ranked in the Lamiini 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
Lamiini
1,856 sp/ssp.
genus
Acridocephala
8 sp.


Gallery

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

Acridocephala nicoletii, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Acridocephala nicoletii
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
Acridocephala nubilosa, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Acridocephala nubilosa
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
Acridocephala nubilosa, ♂ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Acridocephala nubilosa
♂ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
Acridocephala nicoletii, ♂ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Acridocephala nicoletii
♂ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Acridocephala • see Dillon & Dillon, 1959


List of species

8 species

  • Acridocephala alboannulata Breuning, 1936
  • Acridocephala bifasciata Dillon & Dillon, 1959
  • Acridocephala bistriata Chevrolat, 1855
  • Acridocephala densepunctata Breuning, 1938
  • Acridocephala nicoletii Thomson, 1858
    fig.
  • Acridocephala nubilosa Breuning, 1938
    fig.
  • Acridocephala pulchra Dillon & Dillon, 1959
  • Acridocephala seriata Jordan, 1903


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Acridocephala

  • Acridocephala Chevrolat, 1855 [ sp. type : Acridocephala bistriata Chevrolat, 1855 ]


Bibliography

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

  • Acridocephala Chevrolat • Rev. Mag. Zool. • 1855 • 2 (7)  : 287 [ nov ]
  • Acridocephala ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2  : 186 [ div ]
    details

    Acridocephala ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 186

    General information

    • description
  • Acridocephala ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 112
  • Acridocephala ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 84, 383
  • Acridocephala ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2)  : 152 [ div ]
    details

    Acridocephala ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2) : 152

    General information

    • remark
  • Acridocephala ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 384
  • Acridocephala ; Dillon & Dillon • The Coleopts. Bull. • 1959 • 12  : 49 [ key div ]
    details

    Acridocephala ; Dillon & Dillon • The Coleopts. Bull. • 1959 • 12 : 49

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters ; key