Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Classification
  • Region
  • Group
  • Implemented key
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Sphigmothorax

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


Sphigmothorax Gressitt, 1939

J.L. Gressitt is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Sphigmothorax bicinctus Gressitt, 1939.

Sphigmothorax Gressitt, 1939 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Sphigmothorax has 4 species. 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
21,802 sp/ssp.
tribe
Desmiphorini
1,608 sp/ssp.
genus
Sphigmothorax
4 sp.


Region

World  [4]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Sphigmothorax



Group

Sphigmothorax  [4]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 4 species


Implemented key

proposed key to select

  • a) Key to species adapted from (Breuning,1975) [Rhodopinini As.-Aus.] • not translated


List of species

4 species

  • Sphigmothorax bicinctus Gressitt, 1939
  • Sphigmothorax rondoni (Breuning, 1965)
  • Sphigmothorax tricinctus Gressitt, 1951
  • Sphigmothorax tsushimanus Hayashi, 1961


Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Sphigmothorax

  • Sphigmothorax Gressitt, 1939 [ sp. type : Sphigmothorax bicinctus Gressitt, 1939 ]
  • Mimegesina Breuning, 1965 [ sp. type : Mimegesina rondoni Breuning, 1965 ]


Bibliography

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

  • Sphigmothorax Gressitt • Lingn. Sci. J. • 1939 • 18 (1)  : 85 [ nov ]
  • Mimegesina Breuning • Bull. Soc. roy. Sc. Nat. Laos • 1965 • 14  : 53 [ nov ]
  • Sphigmothorax ; Rondon & Breuning • Pacif. Ins. Monograph. • 1970 • 24  : 487, 492


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