Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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

Malacoscylus

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


Malacoscylus Thomson, 1868

J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Saperda cirrata Germar, 1824.

Malacoscylus Thomson, 1868 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Malacoscylus has 12 species. This genus is ranked in the tribe Hemilophini.


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
21,937 sp/ssp.
tribe
Hemilophini
575 sp/ssp.
genus
Malacoscylus
12 sp.


Region

World  [12]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Malacoscylus



Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key complement of Malacoscylus • see Monné & Monné, 2015
  • key of Malacoscylus • see Martins & Galileo, 2014
  • partial key of Malacoscylus • see Galileo & Martins, 1998


List of species

12 species

  • Malacoscylus auricomus Bates, 1881
  • Malacoscylus cinctulus Bates, 1881
  • Malacoscylus cirratus (Germar, 1824)
  • Malacoscylus elegantulus Galileo & Martins, 2005
  • Malacoscylus fasciatus Galileo & Martins, 1998
  • Malacoscylus gonostigma Bates, 1881
  • Malacoscylus gratiosus Bates, 1881
  • Malacoscylus lacordairei (Thomson, 1868)
  • Malacoscylus lanei Martins & Galileo, 1991
  • Malacoscylus nearnsi Monné & Monné, 2015
  • Malacoscylus niger Aurivillius, 1909
  • Malacoscylus xanthotaenius (Bates, 1881)


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Malacoscylus

  • Malacoscylus Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Saperda cirrata Germar, 1824 ]


Bibliography

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

  • Malacoscylus Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6)  : 192 [ nov ]
  • Macroscylus ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1909 • 5 (1)  : 12
  • Malacoscylus ; Galileo & Martins • Revta. Bras. Ent. • 1998 • 41 (2-4)  : 254 [ key div ]
    details

    Malacoscylus ; Galileo & Martins • Revta. Bras. Ent. • 1998 • 41 (2-4) : 254

    General information

    • part key ; remark
  • Malacoscylus ; Martins & Galileo • Cer. S. Amer. (Col.) Taxon. • 2014 • 14  : 8, 126 [ key div ]
    details

    Malacoscylus ; Martins & Galileo • Cer. S. Amer. (Col.) Taxon. • 2014 • 14 : 8, 126

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters ; key
  • Malacoscylus ; Monné & Monné • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4052 (2)  : 232 [ key ]
    details

    Malacoscylus ; Monné & Monné • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4052 (2) : 232

    General information

    • key update element
  • Malacoscylus ; Santos-Silva & al. • Insecta Mundi • 2020 • 0785  : 5 [ div ]
    details

    Malacoscylus ; Santos-Silva & al. • Insecta Mundi • 2020 • 0785 : 5

    General information

    • distinctive characters