Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Melanopolia brevicornis

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


Melanopolia (Melanopolia) brevicornis Dillon & Dillon, 1959

Dillon, L.S. & Dillon, E.S. are the authors of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from West Africa region.

Melanopolia (Melanopolia) brevicornis Dillon & Dillon, 1959 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the Melanopolia genus ranked in the Lamiini 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
21,823 sp/ssp.
tribe
Lamiini
1,856 sp/ssp.
genus
Melanopolia
14 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Melanopolia
12 sp/ssp.
species
brevicornis


Group

brevicornis  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Melanopolia brevicornis



Bibliography

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

  • Melanopolia brevicornis Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52  : 557, 563 [ nov loc div ]
    details

    Melanopolia brevicornis Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52 : 557, 563

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] West Africa : Ussher


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