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Rhaphidopsis melaleuca

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

Rhaphidopsis melaleuca Gerstaecker, 1855

A. Gerstaecker is the author of the original taxon.

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

Rhaphidopsis melaleuca Gerstaecker, 1855 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the Rhaphidopsis genus ranked in the Tragocephalini 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
21,823 sp/ssp.
tribe
Tragocephalini
277 sp/ssp.
genus
Rhaphidopsis
3 sp.
species
melaleuca

Group

melaleuca  [1]

Subgroup of

Gallery

Last images of Rhaphidopsis melaleuca, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Rhaphidopsis melaleuca, ♂ [JPRC], Tragocephalini, Zambia
Rhaphidopsis melaleuca
♂ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Zambia
Rhaphidopsis melaleuca, ♀ [JPRC], Tragocephalini, Zambia
Rhaphidopsis melaleuca
♀ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Zambia
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Taxa, synonyms

6 taxa refer to Rhaphidopsis melaleuca

  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca Gerstaecker, 1855 [ type locality : Mozambique ]
  • Eutaenia alba Thomson, 1860 [ type locality : Natal ]
  • Eutaenia picta Fahraeus, 1873 [ type locality : Caffrérie ]
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca var. holdhausi Brancsik, 1914 [ type locality : Afrique Orientale Portugaise, Boroma ]
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. blairi Breuning, 1934 [ type locality : Rhodésie, Buluvayo ]
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca var. breuningi Gilmour, 1956 [ type locality : Mozambique, Delagoa Bay ]

Bibliography

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

  • Eutaenia alba Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 92 [ nov loc div ]
  • Eutaenia picta Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29 (2)  : 46 [ nov loc ]
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Distant • Ins. Transvaal. • 1904 • 1  : 137 [ loc ill ]
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 11, 25 [ loc ill div syn ]
    details

    Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 11, 25

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters ; remark ; (...)
    • black and white drawing, part
    • synonymy

    Distribution

    • Natal
    • Transvaal
    • Tanganyika, Zanzibar
    • Afrique Orientale Portugaise : Baie de Delagoa ; Boroma
    • Nyassaland
    • Damaraland
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ab. picta ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 25 [ ill div ]
    details

    Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ab. picta ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 25

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; (...)
    • black and white drawing, part
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca = Eutaenia alba ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 25
  • Eutaenia picta < melaleuca ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 25
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. holdhausi ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 25 [ ill div ]
    details

    Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. holdhausi ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 25

    General information

    • description ; (...)
    • black and white drawing, part
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. blairi Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13)  : 25 [ nov loc ill div ]
    details

    Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. blairi Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 25

    General information

    • description ; (...)
    • black and white drawing, part
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Rhodésie : Buluvayo
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca var. breuningi Gilmour • Longicornia • 1956 • 3  : 752 [ nov loc div ]
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Adlbauer • Taita publ. • 2001  : 42 [ ill ]
    details

    Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Adlbauer • Taita publ. • 2001 : 42

    General information

    • color photo, ♀

    Distribution

    • Tansania
    • Mozambik
    • Malawi
    • Simbabwe
    • Südafrica
    • Namibie
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Delahaye • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 96  : 22 [ loc ]
    details

    Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ; Delahaye • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 96 : 22

    Distribution

    • Zambie : Lusaka

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca Gerstaecker, 1855 • see Distant, 1904
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. blairi Breuning, 1934 • see Breuning, 1934
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca Gerstaecker, 1855 • see Breuning, 1934
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca ab. picta Fahraeus, 1873 • see Breuning, 1934
  • Rhaphidopsis melaleuca m. holdhausi Brancsik, 1914 • see Breuning, 1934
  • ♀ of Rhaphidopsis melaleuca Gerstaecker, 1855 • see Adlbauer, 2001

Collection

2 specimens in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • Zambie, Kafue Reg. • 1♂1♀ • 18-20.5 mm • i-2000 • lam.#12896, 12897
Plate in gallery Box in collection
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