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Megalofrea decorsii
Megalofrea decorsii is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Megalofrea decorsii (Fairmaire, 1901)
L. Fairmaire is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Madagascar.
Megalofrea decorsii (Fairmaire, 1901) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Megalofrea genus ranked in the Crossotini tribe of Lamiinae.
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 | |
20,069 sp. | |
tribe | |
Crossotini | |
397 sp. | |
genus | |
Megalofrea | |
5 sp. | |
species | |
decorsii | |
Region

Distribution for Megalofrea decorsii
Group
decorsii
Subgroup of
Gallery
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Crossotini
Madagascar

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Crossotini
Madagascar
Taxa, synonyms
1 taxon refers to Megalofrea decorsii
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Eumimetes decorsii Fairmaire, 1901 [ type locality : Madagascar, Plateau de l'Androy ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Megalofrea decorsi ; Aurivillius • Coleopt. Cat. • 1922 • 73 : 193
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Megalofrea bioculata ab. decorsi ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 44 [ div ]details
Megalofrea bioculata ab. decorsi ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1942 • 12, 72-84 : 44
General information
- distinctive characters
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Megalofrea decorsei ; Lepesme & Villiers • Bull. Soc. ent. France • 1944 • 49 : 75
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Megalofrea decorsei ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 77 [ loc div ]details
Megalofrea decorsei ; Breuning • Inst. Rech. sc. Tananarive-Ts. • 1957 • 4 : 77
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Madagascar, Ouest : Behombe
- Madagascar, Sud
Collection
3 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Madagascar, Angabelzahatse • 2♀ • 16-17 mm • i-1992 • lam.#2895, 2896
- Madagascar, Anjubezahatse • 1♀ • 14 mm • i-1992 • lam.#3057