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Phryneta obesa
Phryneta obesa is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Phryneta obesa (Westwood, 1843)
J.O. Westwood is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from South Africa R..
Phryneta obesa (Westwood, 1843) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Phryneta genus ranked in the Phrynetini 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 | |
20,326 sp. | |
tribe | |
Phrynetini | |
65 sp. | |
genus | |
Phryneta | |
29 sp. | |
species | |
obesa | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Phryneta obesa...
Distribution for Phryneta obesa
Group
obesa [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
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♂
Phrynetini
Zambia

♂
Phrynetini
Zambia
Taxa, synonyms
6 taxa refer to Phryneta obesa...
6 taxa refer to Phryneta obesa
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Phryneta dregei Dejean, 1835 [ type locality : Cap de Bonne Espérance ]
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Lamia obesa Westwood, 1843 [ type locality : Africa meridionali, Gauteng ]
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Chreostes cinerascens Peringuey, 1892 [ type locality : Natal ]
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Chreostes gahani Waterhouse, 1898 [ type locality : Usambara ]
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Chreostes fuscovariegatus Aurivillius, 1911 [ type locality : Angola, Baibundo ]
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Chreostes argenteus Hintz, 1913 [ type locality : Uganda, Entebbe ]
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
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Phryneta dregei Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 342 [ nov loc ]
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Lamia obesa Westwood • Arcana ent. • 1843 • 2, 15 : 58 [ nov loc ill ]
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Lamia obesa ; Westwood • Arcana ent. • 1844 • 2, 22 : 147 [ ill syn ]
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Lamia obesa = Phryneta dregei ; Westwood • Arcana ent. • 1844 • 2, 22 : 147
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Phryneta obesa ; Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29, 2 : 43 [ loc ]
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Chreostes cinerascens Peringuey • Trans. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. • 1892 • 6, 1 : 80 [ nov loc ]
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Chreostes gahani Waterhouse • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1898 • 7, 2 : 263 [ nov loc ]
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Chreostes obesa ; Distant • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1898 • 7, 1 : 371 [ loc ]
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Chreostes obesus ; Distant • Publ. Distant • 1904 • 1, 5 : 142 [ loc ill ]
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Chreostes obesa ; Aurivillius • Denkschr. Med. Nat. Ges. Jena • 1908 • 13, 1 : 432 [ loc ]
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Chreostes fuscovariegatus Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1911 • 7, 19 : 21 [ nov loc ]
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Chreostes argenteus Hintz • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1913 • 1913 : 201 [ nov loc ]
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Phryneta obesa ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 274, 290 [ loc div ]details
Phryneta obesa ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 274, 290
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; remark
Distribution
- Natal
- Transvaal : Rustenburg, Waterberg, Zoutpansberg
- Congo belge : Sassa, Kundelungus, Haut Luapula
- Soudan
- Ouganda : Entebbe
- Tanganyika : Usambara
- Rhodésie
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Phryneta obesa ab. fuscovariegata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 290 [ div ]details
Phryneta obesa ab. fuscovariegata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 290
General information
- distinctive characters
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Phryneta obesa ab. cinerascens ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 290 [ div ]details
Phryneta obesa ab. cinerascens ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 290
General information
- distinctive characters
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Phryneta obesa ab. gahani ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 290 [ div ]details
Phryneta obesa ab. gahani ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 290
General information
- distinctive characters
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Chreostes argenteus ; Cools • Doc. Trav. Inst. Roy. Sc. Nat. Belg. • 1993 • 74 : 79 [ div ]
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Phryneta obesa ; Adlbauer • Taita publ. • 2001 : 58 [ ill ]details
Phryneta obesa ; Adlbauer • Taita publ. • 2001 : 58
General information
- color photo, ♂
Distribution
- Sudan
- Südafrica
- Namibie
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Phryneta obesa ; Delahaye • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 96 : 17 [ loc ]details
Phryneta obesa ; Delahaye • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 96 : 17
Distribution
- Zambie : Central Province
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Phryneta obesa ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2010 • 111 : 21 [ div ]details
Phryneta obesa ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2010 • 111 : 21
General information
- distinctive characters
Distribution
- Afrique du sud
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography...
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Lamia obesa Westwood, 1843 • see Westwood, 1843
- Lamia obesa Westwood, 1843 • see Westwood, 1844
- Chreostes obesus (Westwood, 1843) • see Distant, 1904
- ♂ of Phryneta obesa (Westwood, 1843) • see Adlbauer, 2001
Collection
3 specimens in author's collection...
3 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Zambia, Lusaka, Kafue city, Kafue River, m.1200 • 1♂ • 31.5 mm • xi-1987 • lam.#12190
- Zambie, Kafue National Park • 1♀ • 24 mm • ii-2013 • lam.#16322
- Zambie, Lusaka, Mazabuka mt.1400 • 1♂ • 31 mm • i-1987 • lam.#3480