Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae


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  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Meton

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


Meton Pascoe, 1862

F.P. Pascoe is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Meton granulicollis Pascoe, 1859.

Meton Pascoe, 1862 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Meton has 3 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Desmiphorini 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
20,361 sp
tribe
Desmiphorini
1,597 sp
genus
Meton
3 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.


Region

World  [4]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Meton...

Distribution for species of Meton



Group

Meton  [4]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 3 species...


Implemented key

Use key to determinate specimens...

proposed key to select

  • a) Key to species adapted from (Breuning,1976) [Rhodopinini As.-Aus. (Meton+Dulichium) ] • not translated


List of species

4 species and subspecies (3 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)...

4 species and subspecies (3 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Meton digglesii Pascoe, 1859
  • Meton granulicollis granulicollis Pascoe, 1859
  • Meton granulicollis tenimberensis Breuning, 1965
  • Meton tropicus Pascoe, 1862


Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Meton...

2 taxa refer to Meton

  • Meton Pascoe, 1862 [ sp. type : Meton granulicollis Pascoe, 1859 ]
  • Dulichium Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Dulichium bigibbosum Thomson, 1864 ]


Bibliography

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

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

  • Meton Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1862 • 1 (5)  : 342 [ nov ]
  • Meton ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 59, 132, 370
  • Dulichium Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 326, 369 [ nov div ]
  • Meton ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3  : 228, 253 [ div ]
    details

    Meton ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 228, 253

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
  • Meton ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1869 • 9  : 387
  • Meton = Dulichium ; Hunt & Breuning • Durb. Mus. Nov. • 1956 • 4 (19)  : 329