Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Mesosa obscura

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

Mesosa (Aplocnemia) obscura Gahan, 1895

C.J. Gahan is the author of the original taxon.

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

Mesosa (Aplocnemia) obscura Gahan, 1895 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the Mesosa genus ranked in the Mesosini 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
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Mesosini
668 sp/ssp.
genus
Mesosa
102 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Aplocnemia
33 sp/ssp.
species
obscura

Group

obscura  [1]

Subgroup of

Taxa, synonyms

3 taxa refer to Mesosa obscura

  • Mesosa obscura Gahan, 1895 [ type locality : Burma, Upper Burma, Bhamò ]
  • Mesosa tonkinensis Breuning, 1936 [ type locality : Tonkin, Tuyen-Quan ]
  • Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea Breuning, 1939 [ type locality : Tonkin, Tuyen-Quan ]

Bibliography

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

  • Mesosa obscura Gahan • Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova • 1895 • 34  : 49 [ nov loc ]
  • Mesosa tonkinensis Breuning • Festschr. E. Strand • 1936 • 1  : 306 [ nov loc ]
  • Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 371 [ div ]
    details

    Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 371

    General information

    • distinctive characters
  • Mesosa (Saimia) obscura ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49)  : 372 [ div ]
    details

    Mesosa (Saimia) obscura ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 9 (46-49) : 372

    General information

    • distinctive characters
  • Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 10-11 (50-66)  : 404 [ nov div syn ]
    details

    Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 10-11 (50-66) : 404

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name
    • synonymy

    Distribution

    • Tonkin : Tuyen-Quan
  • Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea = Mesosa tonkinensis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 10-11 (50-66)  : 404
  • Mesosa (Saimia) obscura ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 10-11 (50-66)  : 415 [ div ]
    details

    Mesosa (Saimia) obscura ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1939 • 10-11 (50-66) : 415

    General information

    • distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • Birmanie : Bhamo
  • Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea ; Rondon & Breuning • Pacif. Ins. Monograph. • 1970 • 24  : 322, 323 [ loc ill div ]
    details

    Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea ; Rondon & Breuning • Pacif. Ins. Monograph. • 1970 • 24 : 322, 323

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; remark
    • black and white photo

    Distribution

    • Laos : centre et nord du pays
    • Vietnam (Nord)
  • Mesosa tonkinea ; Chen • J. Sw. Agric. Univ. • 1993 • 15 (4)  : 338 [ loc ]
  • Mesosa (Saimia) obscura ; Löbl & Smetana • Appolo Books • 2010 • 6  : 273 [ loc ]
    details

    Mesosa (Saimia) obscura ; Löbl & Smetana • Appolo Books • 2010 • 6 : 273

    Distribution

    • (4-ORI) Oriental region
    • China, Yunnan
  • Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) obscura ; Holzschuh • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 26  : 16 [ loc syn ]
    details

    Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) obscura ; Holzschuh • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 26 : 16

    General information

    • synonymy

    Distribution

    • China
    • India, Uttar Pradesh : Rishkesh, 450 m
    • Burma : Upper Burma, Bhamò
    • Myanmar : Shan State, Kalaw env., 1300m
    • Thailand
    • Laos
    • Vietnam
  • Mesosa obscura = Mesosa tonkinensis ; Holzschuh • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 26  : 16
    details

    Mesosa obscura = Mesosa tonkinensis ; Holzschuh • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 26 : 16

    Distribution

    • Tonkin : Tuyen-Quan
  • Mesosa obscura = Mesosa (Aphelocnemia) tonkinea ; Holzschuh • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 26  : 16

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

Collection

34 specimens in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • Laos, Gnoi-ou, Phongsaly • 1♂ • 17 mm • vi-2004 • lam.#13801
  • Thailand, Phrae, Wang Chin, near Wiang Kosai NP • 15♂11♀ • 8-21 mm • v-2018, v-2019 • lam.#20266, 20267, 20268, 20269, 20270, 20271, 20272, 20273, 20274, 20275, 20762, 20763, 20764, 20765, 20766, 20767, 20768, 20769, 20770, 20771, 20772, 20773, 20774, 20775, 20776, 20777
  • Thaïlande, Chiang Dao • 1♂1♀ • 14-16 mm • iv-1997 • lam.#2843, 3216
  • Thaïlande, Chiang Mai • 1♂1♀ • 16-16.5 mm • viii-1992 • lam.#1433, 5824
  • Thaïlande, Umphang • 1♂1♀ • 17 mm • xi-1991 • lam.#5825, 5826
  • Vietnam, Mont Fan Sipan, Lao-Cai (frontière Yunnan) • 1♀ • 16 mm • vi-2006 • lam.#16166
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