Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Melanopolia gripha

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


Melanopolia (Pellamnia) gripha (Aurivillius, 1894)

C. Aurivillius is the author of the original taxon.

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

Melanopolia (Pellamnia) gripha (Aurivillius, 1894) 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
21,827 sp/ssp.
tribe
Lamiini
1,856 sp/ssp.
genus
Melanopolia
14 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Pellamnia
2 sp.
species
gripha


Group

gripha  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Melanopolia gripha



Bibliography

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

  • Monohammus griphus ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30  : 232 [ loc ]
    details

    Monohammus griphus ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232

    Distribution

    • Zentralafrika : Beni ; Ukaika
  • Pellamnia gripha ; Dillon & Dillon • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1959 • 10  : 424, 426 [ loc ill div ]
    details

    Pellamnia gripha ; Dillon & Dillon • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1959 • 10 : 424, 426

    General information

    • description ; remark
    • black and white drawing, ♂

    Distribution

    • Cameroons : Lolodorf ; Dibongo, Sangag R. ; Sakbeyeme, Sangag R. ; Buea ; Efulen ; Edea
    • Belgian Congo : Buta ; Urwald-Ukaiko ; Ukaika-Mawambi ; Batama ; Medje
  • Pellamnia gripha ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1981 • 50 (8)  : 263 [ loc plh ]
    details

    Pellamnia gripha ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1981 • 50 (8) : 263

    General information

    • host plant

    Distribution

    • R. Centrafricaine : Boukoko ; La Maboké
    • Cameroun
    • Gabon : Kuilu ; Lac Zouanghé
    • R. P. Congo
    • Zaïre


Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography



Collection

1 specimen in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • Cameroun, Prov. Centre • 1♀ • xii-1995 • lam.#3223