Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Phytoecia metallescens

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


Phytoecia (Blepisanis) metallescens (Aurivillius, 1923)

C. Aurivillius is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from Natal.

Phytoecia (Blepisanis) metallescens (Aurivillius, 1923) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the genus Phytoecia ranked in the tribe Saperdini.


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
21,904 sp/ssp.
tribe
Saperdini
2,643 sp/ssp.
genus
Phytoecia
324 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Blepisanis
85 sp/ssp.
species
metallescens


Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Phytoecia metallescens



Group

metallescens  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Phytoecia metallescens

  • Blepisanis collaris Aurivillius, 1914 [ type locality : Britisch Ost-Afrika, Kavirondo und Ilala ]
  • Blepisanis metallescens Aurivillius, 1923 [ type locality : Natal ]


Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

  • Blepisanis collaris Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8 (29)  : 52 [ nov loc div ]
    details

    Blepisanis collaris Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8 (29) : 52

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Britisch Ost-Afrika : Kavirondo und Ilala
  • Blepisanis metallescens Aurivillius • Junk-Schenkling, Col. Cat. • 1923 • 74  : 518 [ nov loc syn ]
  • Blepisanis metallescens = Blepisanis collaris ; Aurivillius • Junk-Schenkling, Col. Cat. • 1923 • 74  : 518


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