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Phryneta
Phryneta is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Phryneta Dejean, 1835
P.F. Dejean is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Cerambyx marmoreus Olivier, 1792.
Phryneta Dejean, 1835 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Phryneta has 29 species plus 2 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is 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. |
Region
World [31]

Distribution for species of Phryneta...
Distribution for species of Phryneta
Group
Phryneta [31]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online



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Phrynetini
Gabon

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Phrynetini
Zambia

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Phrynetini
Cameroon

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Phrynetini
Togo

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Phrynetini
R. D. Congo

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Phrynetini
R. D. Congo

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Phrynetini
R. D. Congo

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Phrynetini
Ivory Coast
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography
List of species
31 species and subspecies (29 species and 2 non-nominal subspecies)...
31 species and subspecies (29 species and 2 non-nominal subspecies)
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Phryneta asmarensis Breuning, 1969
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Phryneta atricornis Fairmaire, 1893
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Phryneta aurocincta (Guerin, 1832)image
- Centrafrique, Bangui-Bimbo, 300m • 4♂ • 25-28 mm • iv-1980, v-1981 • lam.#379, 380, 399, 400
- R. C. A., Bangui • 1♂ • 29.5 mm • xi-1981 • lam.#12187
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta bulbifera (Kolbe, 1894)image
- Cameroun • 1♂ • 25.5 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#4996
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta coeca assimilis Kolbe, 1894
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Phryneta coeca coeca Chevrolat, 1857image
- Cameroun, Bafia, Koba • 1♂ • 25.5 mm • v-1969 • lam.#12184
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, Forêt de la Mondah • 1♀ • 20.5 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19849
- Côte d'Ivoire, Akoupé • 1♀ • 22 mm • i-1990 • lam.#1329
- Côte d'Ivoire, Forêt de Yapo • 1♂ • 25 mm • i-1986 • lam.#532
- Côte d'Ivoire, Sud • 1♂1♀ • 21-25 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#3387, 3388
- R.C.I., Forêt du Banco • 1♀ • x-1983 • lam.#12185
- Togo • 1♀ • 28 mm • vii-1987 • lam.#1293
- Togo, Kpalimé, Tokpli • 1♂1♀ • 20-23 mm • v-1990 • lam.#2501, 2502
datas -
Phryneta conradti Kolbe, 1894image
- Ost-Afrika, Fruhstorfer • 1♀ • 23.5 mm • lam.#7432
- Tanzania, Ulunguru Mts • 1♂ • 19.5 mm • iv-1997 • lam.#7433
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta crassa Jordan, 1903
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Phryneta densepilosa Breuning, 1973
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Phryneta ellioti (Gahan, 1909)image
- Burundi, Bugarama • 1♀ • 24.5 mm • viii-1986 • lam.#7428
- Congo belge, P.N.A., secteur Tshiaberimu Kirungu (lieu-dit), 2720m • 1♂ • 20 mm • iii-1954 • lam.#9930
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta elobeyana Baguena Corella, 1952
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Phryneta ephippiata (Pascoe, 1864)
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Phryneta escalerai Baguena & Breuning, 1958
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Phryneta flavescens Breuning, 1954
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Phryneta hecphora Thomson, 1857image
- Togo, Kloto • 1♀ • 28 mm • iii-2007 • lam.#13647
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta histrix Hintz, 1913
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Phryneta immaculata Hintz, 1911image
- Zaïre, Beni, Kiwi • 1♀ • 22.5 mm • xi-1984 • lam.#12191
- Rwanda, Nyakabuye • 1♂ • 18 mm • xii-1985 • lam.#7430
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta leprosa (Fabricius, 1775)image
- Cameroun, Yagoua • 1♂ • 37.5 mm • ix-1971 • lam.#12183
- Centrafrique, Bangui-Bimbo, 300m • 2♀ • iv-1980, v-1981 • lam.#391, 392
- R. C. A., Mbata • 1♂1♀ • iv-1998 • lam.#12173, 12174
- Côte d'Ivoire, Banco • 1♂ • 34.5 mm • ix-1992 • lam.#1330
- Côte d'Ivoire, Sud • 1♂1♀ • 31-34 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#3385, 3386
- Zaïre, Haut-Zaire • 1♂ • 27.5 mm • vi-1975 • lam.#475
- Togo, Kpalimé, Tokpli • 1♀ • 37.5 mm • iv-1989 • lam.#2503
datas -
Phryneta luctuosa luctuosa Murray, 1870image
- Cameroun, Centre • 1♀ • 22.5 mm • iii-1996 • lam.#12566
- Cameroun, Zilli • 1♂ • 16 mm • v-1994 • lam.#12567
- Bioko • 1♂ • 16 mm • xii-1986 • lam.#12192
- R. C. I., Banco • 1♀ • 21.5 mm • v-2004 • lam.#12162
- Tanzanie, Mts Usambara • 1♀ • 22.5 mm • vii-2009 • lam.#13646
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Phryneta luctuosa silacea Aurivillius, 1907image
- Togo, Kpalimé • 1♂ • 18.5 mm • iv-1989 • lam.#12568
- Togo, Kpalime (frontière du Ghana) • 1♂1♀ • 17.5-21.5 mm • iv-1988 • lam.#1291, 1292
- Togo, Kpalimé, Tokpli • 1♀ • 17 mm • v-1990 • lam.#2504
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas
Taxa, synonyms
5 taxa refer to Phryneta...
5 taxa refer to Phryneta
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Phryneta Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Cerambyx marmoreus Olivier, 1792 ]
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Inesida Thomson, 1860 [ sp. type : Lamia (Leprodera) brunicornis Guerin, 1844 ]
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Chreostes Pascoe, 1864 [ sp. type : Chreostes ephippiatus Pascoe, 1864 ]
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Praomaera Pascoe, 1864 [ sp. type : Phryneta cinereola White, 1858 ]
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Phrystola Murray, 1870 [ sp. type : Phryneta coeca Chevrolat, 1857 ]
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 Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 341 [ nov ]
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Inesida Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 86 [ nov div ]
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Chreostes Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1864 • 2, 11 : 274 [ nov ]
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Praomaera Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1864 • 2, 11 : 275 [ nov ]
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Phryneta ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 71, 375
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Inesida ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 71, 375
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Phrystola Murray • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1870 • 4, 6 : 412 [ nov ]
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Phryneta ; Lacordaire • Paris, Libr. Enc. Roret • 1872 • 9, 2 : 435
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Phryneta ; Gahan • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1895 • 1895 : 121
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Phryneta ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1907 • 3, 18 : 118 [ div ]details
Phryneta ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1907 • 3, 18 : 118
General information
- distinctive characters
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Inesida ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1907 • 3, 18 : 118 [ div ]details
Inesida ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1907 • 3, 18 : 118
General information
- distinctive characters
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Chreostes ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1907 • 3, 18 : 119 [ div ]details
Chreostes ; Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1907 • 3, 18 : 119
General information
- distinctive characters
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Phryneta assimilis ; Aulmann • Fna. Deuts. Kol. • 1912 • 5, 3 : 24 [ ill ]
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Phryneta assimilis ; Aulmann • Fna. Deuts. Kol. • 1913 • 5, 5 : 25 [ ill ]
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Phryneta ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 272, 273, 283, 283 [ key div syn ]details
Phryneta ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 272, 273, 283, 283
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; key ; (...)
- synonymy
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Phryneta = Praomaera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 283
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Phryneta = Inesida ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 283
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Phryneta = Phrystola ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 283
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Phryneta = Chreostes ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 283
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Phryneta < assimilis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1937 • 8, 34-38 : 291