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Megalofrea bioculata
Megalofrea bioculata is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Megalofrea bioculata (Fairmaire, 1889)
L. Fairmaire is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Madagascar.
Megalofrea bioculata (Fairmaire, 1889) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Megalofrea ranked in the subtribe Crossotina.
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 | |
21,966 sp/ssp. | |
tribe subtribe | |
Ceroplesini Crossotina | |
421 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Megalofrea | |
5 sp. | |
species | |
bioculata | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Megalofrea bioculata
Group
bioculata [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Megalofrea Bioculata, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Megalofrea bioculata, ♂ [JPRC], Crossotina, Madagascar](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CRMegabioc2726i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Crossotina
Madagascar
![Megalofrea bioculata, ♂ [JPRC], Crossotina, Madagascar](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CRMegabioc2725i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Crossotina
Madagascar
![Megalofrea bioculata, ♀ [JPRC], Crossotina, Madagascar](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CRMegabioc2722i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Crossotina
Madagascar
Taxa, synonyms
4 taxa refer to Megalofrea bioculata
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Eumimetes bioculatus Fairmaire, 1889 [ type locality : Madagascar ]
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Eumimetes albisparsus Gahan, 1890 [ type locality : Madagascar, Imerina Mountains ]
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Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata Breuning, 1942 [ type locality : Madagascar, Suberbieville ]
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Megalofrea bioculata var. breuningi Lepesme & Villiers, 1944 [ type locality : Madagascar, Tananarive, Maroentsétra ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Megalofrea bioculata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 13, 44 [ loc div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 13, 44
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar : Suberbieville, Plateau d'Androy
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Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 44 [ nov loc div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 44
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Madagascar : Suberbieville
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Megalofrea bioculata var. breuningi Lepesme & Villiers • Bull. Soc. ent. France • 1944 • 49 : 74 [ nov loc ]
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Megalofrea bioculata trioculata ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 73 [ div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata trioculata ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 73
General information
- distinctive characters
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Megalofrea bioculata breuningi ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 73 [ div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata breuningi ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 73
General information
- distinctive characters
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Megalofrea bioculata ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 73, 76 [ div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 73, 76
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar
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Megalofrea bioculata var. breuningi ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 76 [ loc div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata var. breuningi ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 76
General information
- distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar, Centre : Tananarive
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Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 77 [ loc div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 77
General information
- distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar, Centre : Tananarive
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Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2010 • n.s., 1 : 101 [ ill div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2010 • n.s., 1 : 101
General information
- remark
- color photo
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Megalofrea bioculata var. breuningi ; Botero & al. • Eur. J. Taxon. • 2023 • 869 : 43 [ ill ]
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Megalofrea bioculata var. trioculata Breuning, 1942 • see Teocchi & al., 2010
- Paratype of Megalofrea bioculata var. breuningi Lepesme & Villiers, 1944 • see Botero & al., 2023
Collection
7 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Madagascar • 2♂ • i-1992 • lam.#2901, 2902
- Madagascar, Perinet, Moramanga • 4♂1♀ • 18-22 mm • iii-1996 • lam.#2722, 2723, 2724, 2725, 2726