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Potemnemus sepicanus
Potemnemus sepicanus is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Potemnemus sepicanus Kriesche, 1923
R. Kriesche is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Eastern New Guinea.
Potemnemus sepicanus Kriesche, 1923 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Potemnemus ranked in the tribe Lamiini.
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 | |
21,940 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Lamiini | |
1,864 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Potemnemus | |
13 sp. | |
species | |
sepicanus | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Potemnemus sepicanus
Group
sepicanus [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Potemnemus Sepicanus, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Potemnemus sepicanus, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/LA-Potemnemus-sepicanus-f-jpr19136ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Potemnemus sepicanus
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Potemnemus sepicanus Kriesche, 1923 [ type locality : Deutsch Neu-Guinea, Etappenberg ]
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Potemnemus hispidus Gressitt, 1952 [ type locality : Papua, Mt. Mabion ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Potemnemus sepicanus Kriesche • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1923 : 429 [ nov loc ]
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Potemnemus sepicanus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137) : 511 [ loc div ]details
Potemnemus sepicanus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137) : 511
General information
- distinctive characters
Distribution
- Nouvelle-Guinée : Sattelberg ; Bolan Gebirge, Wareo
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Potemnemus hispidus Gressitt • Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. • 1952 • 45 : 54 [ nov loc ]
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Potemnemus sepicanus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 517, 528 [ loc ill div syn ]details
Potemnemus sepicanus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 517, 528
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
- distribution map
- color photo, ♀ ; color photo, ♂ ; color photo, holotype, ♀ ; color photo, ♂, part
- synonymy
Distribution
- Papua New Guinea : Etappenberg (near Wewak, East Sepik Province) ; Morobe Province (MP), Aseki ; MP, Aseki, Pawamanga Village ; Maprik, East Sepik Province ; MP, Aseki, Hiyewini village ; Sekar
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Potemnemus sepicanus = Potemnemus hispidus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 517 [ ill ]details
Potemnemus sepicanus = Potemnemus hispidus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 517
General information
- color photo, holotype, ♀
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Holotype ♀, ♂, ♀ of Potemnemus sepicanus Kriesche, 1923 • see Wallin & Kvamme, 2015
- Holotype ♀ of Potemnemus hispidus Gressitt, 1952 • see Wallin & Kvamme, 2015
Collection
1 specimen in author's collection

Datas on labels
- PNG, Aseki-Morobe Prov. • 1♀ • 41 mm • v-2000 • lam.#19136