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Pterolophia benjamini
Pterolophia benjamini is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini Breuning, 1938
S. Breuning is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Senegal.
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini Breuning, 1938 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Pterolophia genus ranked in the Pteropliini 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 | |
Pteropliini | |
2,132 sp. | |
genus | |
Pterolophia | |
795 sp. | |
subgenus | |
Pterolophia | |
456 sp. | |
species | |
benjamini | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Pterolophia benjamini...
Distribution for Pterolophia benjamini
Group
benjamini [1]
Subgroup of
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♂
Pteropliini
Senegal

♀
Pteropliini
Senegal
Taxa, synonyms
4 taxa refer to Pterolophia benjamini...
4 taxa refer to Pterolophia benjamini
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Pterolophia benjamini Breuning, 1938 [ type locality : Senegal ]
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Pterolophia pluricarinata Breuning, 1940 [ type locality : Elfenbeinküste, Bouaké ]
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis Breuning, 1972 [ type locality : Ghana, Ashanti region, Kwadaso, 320m ]
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Pterolophia kwadasoi Tavakilian & Jiroux, 2015
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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Pterolophia benjamini Breuning • Festschr. E. Strand • 1938 • 4 : 257 [ nov loc ]
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Pterolophia pluricarinata Breuning • Fol. zool. hydrob. • 1940 • 10, 1 : 137 [ nov loc ]
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 3 : 760 [ div ]details
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 3 : 760
General information
- distinctive characters
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) pluricarinata ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 3 : 760 [ div ]details
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) pluricarinata ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 3 : 760
General information
- distinctive characters
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 4 : 1062 [ div ]details
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 4 : 1062
General information
- description
Distribution
- Sénégambie, Sénégal
- Kenya
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) pluricarinata ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 4 : 1070 [ div ]details
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) pluricarinata ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 4 : 1070
General information
- description
Distribution
- Côte d'Ivoire : Bouaké
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Pterolophia benjamini ; Breuning • Ann. Mus. roy. Afr. Centrale • 1968 • 165 : 316, 344 [ loc ]details
Pterolophia benjamini ; Breuning • Ann. Mus. roy. Afr. Centrale • 1968 • 165 : 316, 344
Distribution
- Sierra Leone
- Côte d'Ivoire : Hiré ; Zepreghé ; Koun ; Amanikro ; Koréa ; Andé ; Eremankono ; Bouakakro ; Koréa ; Olibribouo
- Kenya
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis Breuning • Ann. Hist. Nat. Mus. Nat. Hung • 1972 • 64 : 230 [ nov loc div ]details
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis Breuning • Ann. Hist. Nat. Mus. Nat. Hung • 1972 • 64 : 230
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Ghana : Ashanti region, Kwadaso, 320m
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Pterolophia benjamini ; Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1989 • 58, 8 : 256 [ loc plh syn ]details
Pterolophia benjamini ; Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1989 • 58, 8 : 256
General information
- synonymy
- host plant
Distribution
- Sénégambie, Sénégal
- Côte d'Ivoire : Bouaké ; Tombokro
- Ghana : région d'Ashanti, Sunyani
- R. Centrafricaine : La Maboké et Boukoko
- Cameroun : Nsilamen
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Pterolophia benjamini = Pterolophia pluricarinata ; Teocchi • Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon • 1989 • 58, 8 : 256
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Pterolophia benjamini ; Adlbauer • Linzer Biol. Beitr. • 1998 • 30, 2 : 543 [ loc plh ]details
Pterolophia benjamini ; Adlbauer • Linzer Biol. Beitr. • 1998 • 30, 2 : 543
General information
- host plant
Distribution
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Togo
- R. Zentralafrika
- Kamerun
- Uganda (West) : Kyambura Game Reserve S Lake George, 1050 m
- Kenya
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Adlbauer & Mourglia • Bonn Zool. Beitr. • 1999 • 48, 3-4 : 341 [ loc plh ]
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Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 78 : 25 [ loc ill div ]details
Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2008 • 78 : 25
General information
- distinctive characters
- color photo
Distribution
- Sénégambie, Sénégal
- Côte d'Ivoire : Alépé ; Fresco
- R. Centrafricaine
- Kenya
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Pterolophia pluricarinata ; Lingafelter & al. • Smithson. Inst. Schol. Press • 2014 : 380 [ div ]
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Pterolophia kwadasoi Tavakilian & Jiroux • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2015 • n.s., 20 : 76 [ nov syn ]details
Pterolophia kwadasoi Tavakilian & Jiroux • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2015 • n.s., 20 : 76
General information
- new taxon/name
- synonymy
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Pterolophia kwadasoi = Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis ; Tavakilian & Jiroux • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2015 • n.s., 20 : 76details
Pterolophia kwadasoi = Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis ; Tavakilian & Jiroux • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2015 • n.s., 20 : 76
Distribution
- Ghana : Ashanti region, Kwadaso, 320m
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Pterolophia benjamini ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 35 [ syn ]details
Pterolophia benjamini ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 35
General information
- synonymy
Distribution
- Sénégal
- Cameroun
- Kenya
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Pterolophia benjamini = Pterolophia kwadasoi ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 35
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Pterolophia benjamini = Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 35 [ ill ]details
Pterolophia benjamini = Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 35
General information
- color photo, holotype
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography...
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Pterolophia (Pterolophia) benjamini Breuning, 1938 • see Teocchi & al., 2008
- Holotype of Pterolophia (Pterolophia) occidentalis Breuning, 1972 • see Sudre & al., 2019
Collection
4 specimens in author's collection...
4 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- R. Centrafricaine, La Maboké • 2♂ • 6.5-7 mm • iv-1972, ii-1974 • lam.#4669, 5792
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Joal, forêt de Ngazobil • 1♂1♀ • 6.5-7.5 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10777, 10894