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Phryneta spinator
Phryneta spinator is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793)
J.C. Fabricius is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Cap.
Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Phryneta ranked in the tribe Phrynetini.
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 | |
21,945 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Phrynetini | |
70 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Phryneta | |
31 sp/ssp. | |
species | |
spinator | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Phryneta spinator
Group
spinator [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Phryneta Spinator, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Phryneta spinator, ♂ [JPRC], Phrynetini, R. D. Congo](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PHPhryspin3481i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Phrynetini
R. D. Congo
![Phryneta spinator, ♂ [JPRC], Phrynetini, Cameroon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PHPhryspin12177i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Phrynetini
Cameroon
![Phryneta spinator, ♀ [JPRC], Phrynetini, Cameroon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PHPhryspin12175i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Phrynetini
Cameroon
Taxa, synonyms
6 taxa refer to Phryneta spinator
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Cerambyx obscurus Olivier, 1792 [ type locality : Sénégal ]
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Lamia spinator Fabricius, 1793 [ type locality : Cap. Bon. Spei. ]
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Lamia sterilis Schoenherr, 1817 [ type locality : Senegallia ]
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Phryneta rustica Dejean, 1837
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Phryneta tristis Thomson, 1878 [ type locality : Cameroons ]
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Phryneta spinator var. ugandae Aurivillius, 1914 [ type locality : Uganda ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Cerambyx obscurus Olivier • Paris, Plomteux, Liège, Panckocke Libr. • 1792 • 6 (2) : 462 [ nov loc ]
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Lamia spinator Fabricius • Hafniae, Proft • 1793 • 1 (2) : 276 [ nov loc ]
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Cerambyx obscurus ; Olivier • Coleopt. Lanneau, Paris • 1800 • 4 : 80 [ ill ]
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Lamia sterilis Schoenherr • Skara Lewerentz. Buchdr. • 1817 • 1 (3) : 369 [ nov loc ]
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Phryneta spinator ; Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 341
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Phryneta rustica Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1837 • ed. 3, 5 : 368 [ nov ]
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Phryneta spinator ; Bertoloni • Archigymn. Bonon. Botan. Prof. • 1849 • 3 : 50 [ div ]
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Phryneta obscura ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 86 [ syn ]
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Cerambyx obscurus = Phryneta rustica ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 86
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Phryneta obscura ; Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29 (2) : 44 [ loc ]
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Phryneta tristis Thomson • Rev. Mag. Zool. • 1878 • 3 (6) : 64 [ nov loc ]
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Phryneta spinator ; Quedenfeldt • Berl. ent. Zs. • 1883 • 27 (1) : 138 [ loc ]
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Phryneta obscura ; Duvivier • Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. • 1892 • 36 (7) : 355 [ loc ]
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Phryneta obscura ; Lameere • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1893 • 62 : 46 [ loc ]
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Phryneta spinator ; Distant • Ins. Transvaal. • 1904 • 1 : 141 [ ill ]
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Phryneta spinator ; Hintz • Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig • 1911 • 3 (2) 1 : 438 [ loc ]
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Inesida obscura ; Aulmann • Fna. Deuts. Kol. • 1913 • 5 (5) : 9 [ ill ]
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Phryneta spinator var. ugandae Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8 (29) : 22 [ nov loc div ]details
Phryneta spinator var. ugandae Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8 (29) : 22
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Uganda
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Phryneta spinator ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 233 [ loc ]details
Phryneta spinator ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 233
Distribution
- Zentralafrika : Bukoba ; Beni
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Phryneta spinator ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8 (34-38) : 274, 286 [ loc plh div ]details
Phryneta spinator ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8 (34-38) : 274, 286
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
- host plant
Distribution
- Transvaal
- Sénégal
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Cerambyx obscurus Olivier, 1792 • see Olivier, 1800
- Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Distant, 1904
- Inesida obscura (Olivier, 1792) • see Aulmann, 1913
- Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Duffy, 1957
- Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Adlbauer, 1997
- Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Adlbauer & Mourglia, 1999
- ♂ of Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793) • see Adlbauer & Beck, 2015
Collection
25 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Cameroun, 40km N Yaoundé • 1♀ • 27.5 mm • v-1998 • lam.#12175
- Cameroun, Prov. Nord-Ouest • 1♂ • 26.5 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#12177
- Ethiopie, Dembi, Illubabor • 1♂ • 22.5 mm • viii-1994 • lam.#1328
- Côte d'Ivoire, Sud • 1♂ • 21 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#3384
- R. C. I., Abidjan • 4♂6♀ • 24-27.5 mm • iv-2008 • lam.#12163, 12164, 12165, 12166, 12167, 12168, 12169, 12170, 12171, 12172
- Centrafrique, Bangui • 1♂ • 25 mm • iv-1977 • lam.#2500
- Centrafrique, Bangui-Bimbo, 300m • 3♂1♀ • 23-32 mm • iv-1980, v-1981 • lam.#389, 390, 393, 394
- R. C. A., Bangui • 1♀ • 28 mm • i-1977 • lam.#12188
- Zaïre, Tumikia, Bandudu • 1♂ • 28 mm • v-1989 • lam.#3481
- R. S. Africa, Natal, Sodwana Bay • 1♂1♀ • 25-29 mm • i-1988 • lam.#1566, 1567
- Togo, Atakpame • 1lam. • 27 mm • v-1990 • lam.#2499
- Zambia, Kabwe • 1♂ • 25 mm • xii-2001 • lam.#13097