Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Mecas confusa

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


Mecas confusa Chemsak & Linsley, 1973

Chemsak, J.A. & Linsley, E.G. are the authors of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from Texas.

Mecas confusa Chemsak & Linsley, 1973 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the genus Mecas ranked in the tribe Saperdini.


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
21,933 sp/ssp.
tribe
Saperdini
2,644 sp/ssp.
genus
Mecas
18 sp/ssp.
species
confusa


Group

confusa  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Mecas confusa



Bibliography

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

  • Mecas (Mecas) confusa Chemsak & Linsley • Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. • 1973 • ser. 5, 39 (12)  : 163 [ nov loc ]
  • Mecas (Mecas) confusa ; Hovore & al. • Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. • 1987 • 44 (13)  : 320 [ loc ]
  • Mecas confusa ; Chemsak & al. • Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico • 1992  : 152


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