Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae


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Murosternum

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


Murosternum Jordan, 1894

K. Jordan is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Chariesthes dalmanni Chevrolat, 1858.

Murosternum Jordan, 1894 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Murosternum has 5 species plus 1 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Tragocephalini 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
20,382 sp
tribe
Tragocephalini
266 sp
genus
Murosternum
5 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.


Group

Murosternum  [6]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 5 species...


Gallery

Last images posted online

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Last images of Murosternum, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum, ♀ [JPRC], Tragocephalini, Gabon
Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum
♀ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Gabon
Murosternum pentagonale, ♀ [JPRC], Tragocephalini, Cameroon
Murosternum pentagonale
♀ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Cameroon
Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum, ♀ [JPRC], Tragocephalini, Ivory Coast
Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum
♀ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Ivory Coast
Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum, ♀ [JPRC], Tragocephalini, Ivory Coast
Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum
♀ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Ivory Coast
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Murosternum • see Breuning, 1934


List of species

6 species and subspecies (5 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)...

6 species and subspecies (5 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Murosternum mocquerysi Jordan, 1894
    • Cameroun, Zilli • 1♀ • 11 mm • v-1994 • lam.#2875
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Murosternum molitor Jordan, 1894
    • Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 9 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21346
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Murosternum paramolitor Breuning, 1968
  • Murosternum pentagonale Jordan, 1894
    fig.
    • Cameroun, Prov. Centre • 1♀ • 9 mm • xii-1995 • lam.#11885
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Murosternum pulchellum pulchellum (Dalman, 1817)
    fig.
    • Gabon, Parc National Ivindo, Ipassa • 1♀ • 7 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19802
    • Côte d'Ivoire • 2♀ • 10-11 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#3413, 3414
    • Côte d'Ivoire, Banco • 4♀ • 10-11 mm • iv-1980, iv-1981, x-2001 • lam.#1562, 2280, 11753, 11754
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Murosternum pulchellum viridescens Breuning, 1970


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Murosternum...

1 taxon refers to Murosternum

  • Murosternum Jordan, 1894 [ sp. type : Chariesthes dalmanni Chevrolat, 1858 ]


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

  • Murosternum Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1894 • 1 (1)  : 215 [ nov ]
  • Murosternum ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 10, 16, 62 [ key div ]