Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Pterolophia similis

Pterolophia similis is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Pterolophia (Pterolophia) similis (Jordan, 1894)

K. Jordan is the author of the original taxon.

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

Pterolophia (Pterolophia) similis (Jordan, 1894) 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
21,827 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,132 sp/ssp.
genus
Pterolophia
814 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Pterolophia
469 sp/ssp.
species
similis


Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Pterolophia similis



Group

similis  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Pterolophia similis

  • Theticus similis Jordan, 1894 [ type locality : Gabon ]


Bibliography

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

  • Theticus similis Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1894 • 1 (1)  : 241 [ nov loc ]
  • Pterolophia (Pterolophia) similis ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23 A (3)  : 764, 778 [ div ]
    details

    Pterolophia (Pterolophia) similis ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23 A (3) : 764, 778

    General information

    • distinctive characters

    Distribution

    • Gabon


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