Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Key to subgroups
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Monochamus (Quasiochamus)

Monochamus (Quasiochamus) is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Monochamus (Quasiochamus) Dillon & Dillon, 1961

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

The type species is Monohammus nigrofasciatus Aurivillius, 1914.

Monochamus (Quasiochamus) Dillon & Dillon, 1961 is the full name of the group-subgenus in the taxonomic classification system.

Monochamus (Quasiochamus) has 5 species and subspecies (3 species plus 2 non-nominal subspecies). The subgenus is a subdivision of Monochamus, genus ranked in the Lamiini 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
Lamiini
1,857 sp/ssp.
genus
Monochamus
184 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Quasiochamus
3 sp. + 2 non-nominal subsp.


Group

(Quasiochamus)  [5]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 3 species


Gallery

Last images of Monochamus (Quasiochamus), to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Monochamus laevis, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Monochamus laevis
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Quasiochamus • see Dillon & Dillon, 1961


List of species

5 species and subspecies (3 species plus 2 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Monochamus (Quasiochamus) adamitus adamitus Thomson, 1857
  • Monochamus (Quasiochamus) adamitus nyassensis Gahan, 1888
  • Monochamus (Quasiochamus) adamitus schoutedeni Breuning, 1935
  • Monochamus (Quasiochamus) balteatus Aurivillius, 1903
  • Monochamus (Quasiochamus) laevis Jordan, 1903
    fig.


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Monochamus (Quasiochamus)



Bibliography

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

  • Quasiochamus Dillon & Dillon • Bull. Brooklyn Mus. Nat. Hist. • 1961 • 2 (3)  : 92 [ nov key div ]
    details

    Quasiochamus Dillon & Dillon • Bull. Brooklyn Mus. Nat. Hist. • 1961 • 2 (3) : 92

    General information

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