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Potemnemus
Potemnemus is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Potemnemus Thomson, 1864
J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Cerambyx scabrosus Olivier, 1790.
Potemnemus Thomson, 1864 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Potemnemus has 13 species. This genus is ranked in the Lamiini tribe of Lamiinae.
Classification
Region
World [13]

Distribution for species of Potemnemus...
Distribution for species of Potemnemus
Group
Potemnemus [13]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online


![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)
![Potemnemus trimaculatus, ♂ [JPRC], Lamiini, New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOPotedetz15630i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Lamiini
New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)
![Potemnemus trimaculatus, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOPotedetz14132i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)
![Potemnemus rosenbergii, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOPoterose15629i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)
![Potemnemus scabrosus, ♂ [JPRC], Lamiini, New Guinea (Western New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOPotetrit13437i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Lamiini
New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
![Potemnemus scabrosus, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, New Guinea (Western New Guinea)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOPotetrit8092i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
New Guinea (Western New Guinea)
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section
Implemented key
proposed key to select
- a) Key to species adapted from (Wallin&Kvamme,2015)
possible resulting taxa
List of species
13 species...
13 species
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Potemnemus ennevei de Jong, 1947
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Potemnemus kaszabi (Breuning, 1973)
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Potemnemus lima Pascoe, 1866
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Potemnemus nylanderi Wallin & Kvamme, 2015
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Potemnemus pristis Pascoe, 1866
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Potemnemus rosenbergii Vollenhoven, 1871fig.
- Papua New Guinea, Morobe prov., Aseki, Pawamanga village • 1♀ • 36.5 mm • vii-2007 • lam.#15629
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Potemnemus scabrosus (Olivier, 1790)fig.
- PNG, Milne Bay Prov., Goodlack I. • 1♀ • 44.5 mm • xii-1991 • lam.#19134
- Irian Jaya, Mt. Arfak • 1♂1♀ • 36.5 mm • x-2010 • lam.#15897, 15898
- Irian Jaya, Nabire • 2♂ • 31-32 mm • ix-2008 • lam.#14097, 14247
- Irian Jaya, Timika • 1♂1♀ • 36-39 mm • xi-1998, iv-1999 • lam.#13437, 13449
- Irian Jaya, Yahukimo • 1♂ • 36 mm • xii-2008 • lam.#15896
- Yapen • 1♀ • 37.5 mm • iv-1999 • lam.#8092
datas -
Potemnemus sepicanus Kriesche, 1923fig.
- PNG, Aseki-Morobe Prov. • 1♀ • 41 mm • v-2000 • lam.#19136
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Potemnemus thomsoni Lansberge, 1880
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Potemnemus trimaculatus Lea, 1918fig.
- Papua New Guinea, Morobe prov., Aseki, Paiwini village • 1♂ • 38 mm • xii-1995 • lam.#15630
- Papua New Guinea, Morobe prov., Wau Valley • 1♀ • 41 mm • iv-2004 • lam.#14142
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Potemnemus tuberifer Gahan, 1894
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Potemnemus wheatcrofti (Breuning, 1971)
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Potemnemus wolfi Berchmans, 1925
Taxa, synonyms
3 taxa refer to Potemnemus...
3 taxa refer to Potemnemus
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Potemnemus Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Cerambyx scabrosus Olivier, 1790 ]
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Parapotemnemus Breuning, 1971 [ sp. type : Parapotemnemus wheatcrofti Breuning, 1971 ]
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Spinopotemnemus Breuning, 1973 [ sp. type : Spinopotemnemus kaszabi Breuning, 1973 ]
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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Potemnemus Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 81, 381 [ nov ]
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Protemnemus ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 260, 280 [ div ]details
Protemnemus ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3 (3) 3 : 260, 280
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
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Potemnemus ; Aurivillius • Coleopt. Cat. • 1922 • 73 : 117
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Potemnemus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137) : 509 [ div ]details
Potemnemus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137) : 509
General information
- description
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Parapotemnemus Breuning • Bull. Inst. roy. Sc.nat. Belg. • 1971 • 47 (33) : 1 [ nov ]
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Spinopotemnemus Breuning • Fol. Entomol. Hung. • 1973 • 26 : 16 [ nov div ]details
Spinopotemnemus Breuning • Fol. Entomol. Hung. • 1973 • 26 : 16
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Potemnemus ; Slipinski & Escalona • CSIRO Publ. • 2013 • 1 : 187 [ syn ]
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Potemnemus = Spinopotemnemus ; Slipinski & Escalona • CSIRO Publ. • 2013 • 1 : 187
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Potemnemus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 502, 527 [ loc key div syn ]details
Potemnemus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 502, 527
General information
- description ; distinctive characters ; key
- distribution map
- synonymy
- distribution, location
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Potemnemus = Parapotemnemus ; Wallin & Kvamme • Zootaxa • 2015 • 4040 (5) : 502