Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae


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Penthea

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


Penthea Dejean, 1835

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

The type species is Lamia vermicularia Donovan, 1805.

Penthea Dejean, 1835 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Penthea has 2 subgenera and 10 species. This genus is ranked in the Pteropliini 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
20,351 sp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,133 sp.
genus
Penthea
10 sp.


Region

World  [10]

distribution map

Distribution for species of Penthea...

Distribution for species of Penthea



Group

Penthea  [10]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 2 subgenera...
Subdivided into 2 subgenera


Gallery

Last images posted online

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Last images of Penthea, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
Penthea vermicularia, ♂, Pteropliini, Queensland
Penthea vermicularia

Pteropliini
Queensland
Penthea pardalis, ♀, Pteropliini, Queensland
Penthea pardalis

Pteropliini
Queensland
Penthea pardalis, ♂, Pteropliini, Queensland
Penthea pardalis

Pteropliini
Queensland
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List of species

10 species...

10 species

  • Penthea costata Pascoe, 1863
  • Penthea intricata Pascoe, 1863
  • Penthea lichenosa McKeown, 1942
  • Penthea melanosticta Pascoe, 1875
  • Penthea obscuroides Breuning & Heyrovsky, 1964
  • Penthea pardalina Breuning, 1942
  • Penthea pardalis (Newman, 1842)
    image
    • Australia, Queensland, Cairns • 2♀ • 30-31.5 mm • x-1999 • lam.#13552, 13553
    • Queensland, Mt. Carbine • 1♂1♀ • 29-30.5 mm • ii-1999 • lam.#8263, 8264
    • Australia, Western Australia, E. Hyden • 1♂ • 26 mm • ii-1988 • lam.#13473
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Penthea solida Pascoe, 1863
  • Penthea tigrina Blackburn, 1901
  • Penthea vermicularia (Donovan, 1805)
    image
    • Australia, New South Wales, Windsor • 1♂ • 25 mm • i-2002 • lam.#15675
    • Queensland, Western Creek Forest • 1♂1♀ • 28.5-29 mm • xii-2020 • lam.#21943, 21944
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas


Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Penthea...

2 taxa refer to Penthea

  • Penthea Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Lamia vermicularia Donovan, 1805 ]
  • Penthea (Melanopenthea) Breuning, 1942 [ sp. type : Penthea melanosticta Pascoe, 1875 ]


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

  • Penthea Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4  : 343 [ nov ]
  • Penthea ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 39
  • Penthea ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 52, 367
  • Penthea (Melanopenthea) Breuning • Fol. zool. hydrob. • 1942 • 11, 2  : 130 [ nov div ]
    details

    Penthea (Melanopenthea) Breuning • Fol. zool. hydrob. • 1942 • 11, 2 : 130

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name
  • Penthea ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282  : 88 [ div ]
    details

    Penthea ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 88

    General information

    • remark
  • Rhytiphora = Penthea ; Slipinski & Escalona • CSIRO Publ. • 2013 • 1  : 196
  • Rhytiphora = Melanopenthea ; Tavakilian & Nearns • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2014 • n.s., 15  : 103