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Megalofrea cinerascens
Megalofrea cinerascens is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Megalofrea cinerascens (Fairmaire, 1901)
L. Fairmaire is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Madagascar.
Megalofrea cinerascens (Fairmaire, 1901) 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 | |
21,981 sp/ssp. | |
tribe subtribe | |
Ceroplesini Crossotina | |
421 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Megalofrea | |
5 sp. | |
species | |
cinerascens | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Megalofrea cinerascens
Group
cinerascens [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Megalofrea Cinerascens, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Megalofrea cinerascens, ♂ [JPRC], Crossotina, Madagascar](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CRMegacine2900i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Crossotina
Madagascar
![Megalofrea cinerascens, ♀ [JPRC], Crossotina, Madagascar](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CRMegacine2899i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Crossotina
Madagascar
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Megalofrea cinerascens
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Eumimetes cinerascens Fairmaire, 1901 [ type locality : Madagascar, Plateau de l'Androy ]
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Megalofrea parasparsuticollis Breuning, 1971 [ type locality : Madagascar, Région de Tuléar, Septs Lacs ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Eumimetes cinerascens Fairmaire • Not. Leyd. Mus. • 1901 • 23 : 81 [ nov loc ]
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Megalofrea cinerascens ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 13, 45 [ div ]details
Megalofrea cinerascens ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12 (72-84) : 13, 45
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar (Sud) : Plateau de l'Androy
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Megalofrea cinerascens ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 72, 78 [ loc div ]details
Megalofrea cinerascens ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 72, 78
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar, Sud
- Madagascar : Androy
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Megalofrea parasparsuticollis Breuning • Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. • 1971 • ser. 2, 42 (4) : 666 [ nov loc div ]details
Megalofrea parasparsuticollis Breuning • Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. • 1971 • ser. 2, 42 (4) : 666
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Madagascar (Sud) : Région de Tuléar, Septs Lacs
- Madagascar (Sud) : Ambovombe
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Eumimetes cinerascens = Megalofrea parasparsuticollis ; Adlbauer • Linzer Biol. Beitr. • 1999 • 31 (2) : 626
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Megalofrea cinerascens ; Adlbauer • Linzer Biol. Beitr. • 1999 • 31 (2) : 626 [ ill syn ]
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- ♀ of Megalofrea cinerascens (Fairmaire, 1901) • see Adlbauer, 1999
Collection
4 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Madagascar, Androy, Besely • 1♂1♀ • 17-18.5 mm • i-1992 • lam.#2899, 2900
- Madagascar, Moramanga • 2♀ • 19 mm • xii-2007 • lam.#14643, 14644