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Plistonax difficilis
Plistonax difficilis is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Plistonax difficilis (Melzer, 1934)
J. Melzer is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from São Paulo.
Plistonax difficilis (Melzer, 1934) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Plistonax ranked in the tribe Acanthoderini.
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 | |
| 21,933 sp/ssp. | |
| tribe | |
| Acanthoderini | |
| 475 sp/ssp. | |
| genus | |
| Plistonax | |
| 13 sp. | |
| species | |
| difficilis | |
Region
World [1]
Distribution for Plistonax difficilis
Group
difficilis [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Plistonax Difficilis, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
♂
Acanthoderini
Paraguay
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Plistonax difficilis
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Idiomerus difficilis Melzer, 1934 [ type locality : Brasil, São Paulo, Amparo ]
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Acanthoderes (Psapharochrus) minuta Fuchs, 1958 [ type locality : Bolivia, Buena Vista, Ichilo ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Idiomerus difficilis Melzer • Revta. Entomol. R. J. • 1934 • 4 (1) : 98 [ nov loc ill div des ]details
Idiomerus difficilis Melzer • Revta. Entomol. R. J. • 1934 • 4 (1) : 98
General information
- description
- black and white photo
- new taxon/name
- designation
Distribution
- [locality type] Brasil, São Paulo : Amparo
- Argentina, Tucumán
- Brasil, Goyaz : Jatahy
- Brasil, Minas Geraes : Bello Horizonte
- Brasil, São Paulo : Araraquara
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Idiomerus difficilis ; Zikan & Wygodzinsky • Bolm Serv. Pesq. Agron. • 1948 • 4 : 54 [ div ]
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Acanthoderes (Psapharochrus) minuta Fuchs • Koleopt. Rdsch. • 1958 • 36 : 57 [ nov loc ]
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Melzerus difficilis ; Monné • Zootaxa • 2005 • 1023 : 179 [ i/des ]
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Idiomerus difficilis = Acanthoderes (Psapharochrus) minuta ; Monné & Monné • Zootaxa • 2006 • 1365
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Idiomerus difficilis ; Monné & Monné • Zootaxa • 2006 • 1365 [ syn ]
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Melzerus difficilis ; Demez & Touroult • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2011 • n.s., 6 : 104 [ loc ]details
Melzerus difficilis ; Demez & Touroult • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2011 • n.s., 6 : 104
Distribution
- Bolivie, Beni
- Bolivie, Santa Cruz
- Pérou : Ucayali, Atalaya
- Brasil, Goiás
- Brasil, Minas Gerais
- Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul
- Paraguay
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Melzerus difficilis ; Barros & al. • Zootaxa • 2019 • 4545 (2) : 187 [ loc ]details
Melzerus difficilis ; Barros & al. • Zootaxa • 2019 • 4545 (2) : 187
Distribution
- Argentina, Formosa
- Argentina, Tucumán
- Bolivia, Beni
- Bolivia, Santa Cruz
- Peru
- Brazil, Rondônia
- Brazil, Mato Grosso
- Brazil, Goiás
- Brazil, Minas Gerais
- Brazil, São Paulo
- Brazil, Paraná : Céu Azul, 700 m a.s.l.
- Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
- Paraguay
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Plistonax difficilis ; Silva Júnior & al. • Org. Divers. Evol. • 2021 : 20, 25 [ loc ill div ]details
Plistonax difficilis ; Silva Júnior & al. • Org. Divers. Evol. • 2021 : 20, 25
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; Phylogeny ; remark
- color photo, paratype, ♂ ; color photo, ♀ ; ...
Distribution
- Argentina, Formosa
- Argentina, Tucumán
- Bolivia, Beni
- Bolivia, Santa Cruz
- Brazil, Paraíba
- Peru, Junin
- Peru, Ucayali
- Brazil, Rondônia
- Brazil, Amazonas
- Brazil, Mato Grosso
- Brazil, Goiás
- Brazil, Minas Gerais
- Brazil, São Paulo : Amparo
- Brazil, Paraná
- Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul
- Paraguay : Itapúa
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Plistonax difficilis ; Olivier & al. • Zootaxa • 2024 • 5496 (4) : 477 [ loc ill div ]details
Plistonax difficilis ; Olivier & al. • Zootaxa • 2024 • 5496 (4) : 477
General information
- note
- color photo, cotype, ♀
Distribution
- Argentina, Formosa
- Argentina, Tucumán
- Bolivia, Beni
- Bolivia, Santa Cruz
- Peru
- Brazil, Rondônia
- Brazil, Mato Grosso
- Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul : Campo Grande, CNPGC [Centro Nacional de Pesquisas de Gado de Corte—EMBRAPA]
- Brazil, Goiás
- Brazil, Minas Gerais
- Brazil, São Paulo
- Brazil, Paraná
- Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
- Paraguay
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Idiomerus difficilis Melzer, 1934 • see Melzer, 1934
- Paratype ♂, ♀ of Plistonax difficilis (Melzer, 1934) • see Silva Júnior & al., 2021
- Cotype ♀ of Plistonax difficilis (Melzer, 1934) • see Olivier & al., 2024
Collection
2 specimens in author's collection
Datas on labels
- Paraguay, Central, Aregua • 1♀ • 8 mm • xii-2005 • lam.#10126
- Paraguay, Cordillera, Naranjo • 1♂ • 8 mm • xi-2005 • lam.#10093