Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Mecas

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

Mecas LeConte, 1852

J.L. LeConte is the author of the original taxon.

Mecas LeConte, 1852 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Mecas has 18 species and subspecies (17 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies). This genus is 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
22,048 sp/ssp.
tribe
Saperdini
2,651 sp/ssp.
genus
Mecas
17 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.

Latest events

  • 2025 • Mecas (Mecas) albovitticollis Breuning, 1955 • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Callusocollis) ambigena Bates, 1881 • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Callusocollis) bicallosa Martin, 1924 • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Callusocollis) cana cana (Newman, 1840) • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Callusocollis) cana saturnina (LeConte, 1859) • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Mecas) cineracea Casey, 1913 • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Callusocollis) cinerea (Newman, 1840) • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Callusocollis) cirrosa Chemsak & Linsley, 1973 • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Mecas) confusa Chemsak & Linsley, 1973 • cf. H. Özdikmen
  • 2025 • Mecas (Mecas) femoralis (Haldeman, 1847) • cf. H. Özdikmen

List of species

18 species and subspecies (17 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Mecas alboviticollis Breuning, 1955
  • Mecas ambigena Bates, 1881
  • Mecas bicallosa Martin, 1924
  • Mecas cana cana (Newman, 1840)
  • Mecas cana saturnina (LeConte, 1859)
  • Mecas cineracea Casey, 1913
  • Mecas cinerea (Newman, 1840)
  • Mecas cirrosa Chemsak & Linsley, 1973
  • Mecas confusa Chemsak & Linsley, 1973
  • Mecas femoralis (Haldeman, 1847)
  • Mecas humeralis Chemsak & Linsley, 1973
  • Mecas linsleyi Knull, 1975
  • Mecas marginella LeConte, 1873
  • Mecas marmorata Gahan, 1892
  • Mecas menthae Chemsak & Linsley, 1973
  • Mecas obereoides Bates, 1881
  • Mecas pergrata (Say, 1824)
  • Mecas skillmani Santos-Silva & Androw, 2022

Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Mecas

Bibliography

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

  • Mecas LeConte • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1852 • 2 (2)  : 155 [ nov ]
  • Mecas ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 114, 397
  • Mecas ; Breuning • Frustula Ent. • 1961 • 3 (4)  : 4 [ div ]
  • Mecas ; Santos-Silva & Androw • Insecta Mundi • 2022 • 0938  : 9 [ div ]
    details

    Mecas ; Santos-Silva & Androw • Insecta Mundi • 2022 • 0938 : 9

    General information

    • remark
  • Mecas ; Ozdikmen • Munis Ent. Zool. • 2025 • 20 (2)  : 2956, 2960 [ div ]
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    Mecas ; Ozdikmen • Munis Ent. Zool. • 2025 • 20 (2) : 2956, 2960

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    • remark
  • Mecas (Mecas) ; Ozdikmen • Munis Ent. Zool. • 2025 • 20 (2)  : 2960 [ div ]
    details

    Mecas (Mecas) ; Ozdikmen • Munis Ent. Zool. • 2025 • 20 (2) : 2960

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    • distinctive characters
  • Mecas (Callusocollis) Ozdikmen • Munis Ent. Zool. • 2025 • 20 (2)  : 2957, 2960 [ nov div ]
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    Mecas (Callusocollis) Ozdikmen • Munis Ent. Zool. • 2025 • 20 (2) : 2957, 2960

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name
  • Mecas ; Tavakilian & al. • Zootaxa • 2025 • 5696 (2)  : 243 [ div syn ]
    details

    Mecas ; Tavakilian & al. • Zootaxa • 2025 • 5696 (2) : 243

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    • remark
    • synonymy
  • Mecas = Callusocollis ; Tavakilian & al. • Zootaxa • 2025 • 5696 (2)  : 243
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