Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Bibliography

Melanopolia (Pellamnia)

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


Melanopolia (Pellamnia) Dillon & Dillon, 1959

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

The type species is Melanopolia convexa Bates, 1884.

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

Melanopolia (Pellamnia) has 2 species. The subgenus is a subdivision of Melanopolia, genus 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
21,934 sp/ssp.
tribe
Lamiini
1,860 sp/ssp.
genus
Melanopolia
14 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Pellamnia
2 sp.


Region

World  [2]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Melanopolia (Pellamnia)



Group

(Pellamnia)  [2]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 2 species


Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Pellamnia • see Dillon & Dillon, 1959


List of species

  • Melanopolia (Pellamnia) convexa Bates, 1884
  • Melanopolia (Pellamnia) gripha (Aurivillius, 1894)


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Melanopolia (Pellamnia)



Bibliography

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

  • Pellamnia Dillon & Dillon • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1959 • 10  : 424 [ nov key div ]
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    Pellamnia Dillon & Dillon • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1959 • 10 : 424

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters ; key
    • new taxon/name