Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Mecas menthae

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

Mecas menthae 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 Sinaloa.

Mecas menthae 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
21,934 sp/ssp.
tribe
Saperdini
2,644 sp/ssp.
genus
Mecas
18 sp/ssp.
species
menthae

Group

menthae  [1]

Subgroup of

Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Mecas menthae

Bibliography

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

  • Mecas (Mecas) menthae Chemsak & Linsley • Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. • 1973 • ser. 5, 39 (12)  : 174 [ nov loc ]
  • Mecas menthae ; Chemsak & al. • Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico • 1992  : 152
  • Mecas (Mecas) menthae ; Monné • Soc. Bras. Ent. • 1995 • 19  : 39 [ loc ]
  • Mecas menthae ; Santos-Silva & Androw • Insecta Mundi • 2022 • 0938  : 8 [ div ]
    details

    Mecas menthae ; Santos-Silva & Androw • Insecta Mundi • 2022 • 0938 : 8

    General information

    • distinctive characters
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