Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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  • Gallery
  • Key to subgroups
  • Implemented key
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Melzerella

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

Melzerella Costa-Lima, 1931

A.M. Costa-Lima is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Melzerella lutzi Costa-Lima, 1931.

Melzerella Costa-Lima, 1931 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Melzerella has 5 species. This genus is ranked in the Aerenicini 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
21,898 sp/ssp.
tribe
Aerenicini
151 sp.
genus
Melzerella
5 sp.

Region

World  [5]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Melzerella

Group

Melzerella  [5]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 5 species

Gallery

Last images of Melzerella, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Melzerella monnei, ♂ [JPRC], Aerenicini, Bolivia
Melzerella monnei
♂ [JPRC]
Aerenicini
Bolivia
Melzerella costalimai, ♀ [JPRC], Aerenicini, French Guiana
Melzerella costalimai
♀ [JPRC]
Aerenicini
French Guiana
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section

  • key of Melzerella • see Martins & al., 2015
  • key of Melzerella • see Wappes & Lingafelter, 2011

Implemented key

proposed key to select

  • a) Key to species adapted from (Martins&al.,2015)

List of species

5 species

  • Melzerella costalimai Campos-Seabra, 1961
    fig.
  • Melzerella huedepohli Monné, 1979
  • Melzerella inopinata Martins & al., 2015
  • Melzerella lutzi Costa-Lima, 1931
  • Melzerella monnei Wappes & Lingafelter, 2011
    fig.

Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Melzerella

  • Melzerella Costa-Lima, 1931 [ sp. type : Melzerella lutzi Costa-Lima, 1931 ]

Bibliography

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

  • Melzerella Costa-Lima • Revta. Entomol. R. J. • 1931 • 1 (2)  : 139 [ nov div ]
    details

    Melzerella Costa-Lima • Revta. Entomol. R. J. • 1931 • 1 (2) : 139

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name
  • Metzerella ; Giuglaris • Entomoservice • 2006 • 3  : xx
  • Melzerella ; Wappes & Lingafelter • Zootaxa • 2011 • 2805  : 31, 34 [ key div ]
    details

    Melzerella ; Wappes & Lingafelter • Zootaxa • 2011 • 2805 : 31, 34

    General information

    • key ; remark
  • Melzerella ; Martins & al. • Zootaxa • 2015 • 3973 (2)  : 288 [ key ]
    details

    Melzerella ; Martins & al. • Zootaxa • 2015 • 3973 (2) : 288

    General information

    • key
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