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Melanopolia frenata

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

Melanopolia (Melanopolia) frenata Bates, 1884

H.W. Bates is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from Gabon.

Melanopolia (Melanopolia) frenata Bates, 1884 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the genus Melanopolia ranked in the tribe Lamiini.

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
21,926 sp/ssp.
tribe
Lamiini
1,859 sp/ssp.
genus
Melanopolia
14 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Melanopolia
12 sp/ssp.
species
frenata

Group

frenata  [1]

Subgroup of

Taxa, synonyms

4 taxa refer to Melanopolia frenata

  • Melanopolia frenata Bates, 1884 [ type locality : Gabon ]
  • Griphammus ligatus Jordan, 1894 [ type locality : Kuilu ]
  • Melanopolia cincta m. nubilosa Breuning, 1944 [ type locality : Gabon ]
  • Melanopolia ligata m. latefasciata Breuning, 1944 [ type locality : Gabon, Lower Ogowe ]

Bibliography

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

  • Melanopolia frenata Bates • The Ent. Mo. Mag. • 1884 • 21  : 16 [ nov loc ]
  • Griphammus ligatus Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1894 • 1 (1)  : 164 [ nov loc ill ]
  • Melanopolia frenata ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2)  : 151 [ syn ]
    details

    Melanopolia frenata ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2) : 151

    General information

    • synonymy
  • Melanopolia frenata = Griphammus ligatus ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2)  : 151
  • Melanopolia cincta m. nubilosa Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 387 [ nov loc ]
  • Melanopolia ligata m. latefasciata Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 387 [ nov loc ]
  • Melanopolia ligata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 387
  • Melanopolia frenata ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3  : 651 [ loc ]
    details

    Melanopolia frenata ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 651

    Distribution

    • Gabon : Mouila
  • Melanopolia nubilosa ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52  : 557, 558 [ div ]
    details

    Melanopolia nubilosa ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52 : 557, 558

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • Gabon
  • Melanopolia frenata ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52  : 557, 559 [ loc div ]
    details

    Melanopolia frenata ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52 : 557, 559

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • Cameroons : Buea ; Matute, Tiko Pl. ; Dibongo, Sanaga
    • Gabon : Lukolela 1'5°S
  • Melanopolia latifasciata ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52  : 557, 561 [ div ]
    details

    Melanopolia latifasciata ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52 : 557, 561

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • Gabon : Lower Ogowe
  • Melanopolia ligata ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52  : 557, 561 [ div ]
    details

    Melanopolia ligata ; Dillon & Dillon • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1959 • 52 : 557, 561

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • French Congo : Kuilu
  • Melanopolia frenata nubilosa ; Cools • Doc. Trav. Inst. Roy. Sc. Nat. Belg. • 1993 • 74  : 57 [ div ]
  • Melanopolia frenata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 85  : 17 [ ill div ]
    details

    Melanopolia frenata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 85 : 17

    General information

    • remark
    • color photo
  • Melanopolia frenata m. ligata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 85  : 17 [ loc ]
    details

    Melanopolia frenata m. ligata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 85 : 17

    Distribution

    • R. P. Congo : Kouilou
  • Melanopolia frenata m. latefasciata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 85  : 17

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

Collection

2 specimens in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • Cameroun, Prov. Centre • 1♂ • vii-1995 • lam.#3288
  • Cameroun, Ufon • 1♂ • viii-1993 • lam.#2423
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