Sternidius alpha

Sternidius alpha is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-

Sternidius alpha (Say, 1827)

T. Say is the author of the original taxon.

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

Sternidius alpha (Say, 1827) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the genus Sternidius ranked in the tribe Acanthocinini.

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
	21,962 sp/ssp.
tribe
Acanthocinini
	2,238 sp/ssp.
genus
Sternidius
	23 sp.
species
alpha

Region

World [1]

Distribution for Sternidius alpha

Group

alpha [1]

Subgroup of

Taxa, synonyms

16 taxa refer to Sternidius alpha

Lamia alpha Say, 1827 [ type locality : USA, Pennsylvania ]
Amniscus alpha var. divergens Haldeman, 1847 [ type locality : USA, Pennsylvania ]
Amniscus lateralis Haldeman, 1847 [ type locality : USA, Pennsylvania ]
Liopus cinereus LeConte, 1852 [ type locality : USA, Georgia ]
Liopus xanthoxyli Shimer, 1868 [ type locality : USA, Illinois, Mount Carroli ]
Liopus alpha var. floridanus Leng & Hamilton, 1896 [ type locality : United States, Florida, Bay Biscayne ]
Leiopus dentatus Casey, 1913 [ type locality : USA, Illinois ]
Leiopus obscurellus Casey, 1913 [ type locality : USA, New York, Bluff Point ]
Leiopus pleuralis Casey, 1913 [ type locality : USA, Washington, DC ]
Leiopus scapalis Casey, 1913 [ type locality : USA, Indiana ]
Leiopus testaceus Casey, 1913 [ type locality : USA, New York ]
Leiopus timidus Casey, 1913 [ type locality : USA, Pennsylvania ]
Leiopus nelsonicus Casey, 1924 [ type locality : USA, Virginia, Nelson Co. ]
Sternidius alpha coloradensis Dillon, 1956 [ type locality : USA, Colorado, Colorado Springs ]
Sternidius alpha nigricans Dillon, 1956 [ type locality : USA, New Mexico, Tajique ]
Sternidius suturalis Dillon, 1956 [ type locality : USA, Texas, Rockdale ]

Bibliography

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

Lamia alpha Say • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1827 • 5 (2) : 270 [ nov loc ]
Amniscus lateralis Haldeman • Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. • 1847 • 2 (10) : 48 [ nov loc ]
Amniscus alpha var. divergens Haldeman • Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. • 1847 • 2 (10) : 48 [ nov loc ]
Amniscus alpha ; Haldeman • Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. • 1847 • 2 (10) : 48
Liopus alpha ; LeConte • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1852 • 2 (2) : 172
Liopus cinereus LeConte • J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. • 1852 • 2 (2) : 173 [ nov loc ]
Leiopus cinereus ; Melsheimer • Wash. Smithson. Inst. • 1853 : 108
Leptostylus alpha ; Melsheimer • Wash. Smithson. Inst. • 1853 : 108
Leptostylus lateralis ; Melsheimer • Wash. Smithson. Inst. • 1853 : 108
Leiopus alpha ; White • Cat. Col. Brit. Mus. • 1855 • II (8) : 388 [ div ]
Leiopus cinereus ; White • Cat. Col. Brit. Mus. • 1855 • II (8) : 388 [ div ]
Liopus xanthoxyli Shimer • Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. • 1868 • 2 : vii [ nov loc ]
Liopus xanthoxyli ; Packard • Salem, Naturalists' Agency • 1872 • ed. 3 : 497, 712 [ ill ]
Sternidius xanthoxyli ; LeConte • Smithson. Misc. Colls. • 1873 • 11 (264) : 235
Sternidius alpha ; LeConte • Smithson. Misc. Colls. • 1873 • 11 (264) : 235
Sternidius cinereus ; LeConte • Smithson. Misc. Colls. • 1873 • 11 (264) : 235
Liopus alpha var. divergens ; Gemminger & Harold • G. Beck, Munich • 1873 • 10 : 3154
Liopus xanthoxyli ; Packard • Bull. U.S. ent. Comm. • 1881 • 7 : 132 [ ill ]
Leiopus xanthoxyli ; Packard • Bull. U.S. ent. Comm. • 1881 • 7 : 251
Liopus xanthoxyli ; Packard • Rep. U. S. Entom. Comm. • 1890 • 5th (7) : 659 [ ill ]

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

Liopus xanthoxyli Shimer, 1868 • see Packard, 1872
Liopus xanthoxyli Shimer, 1868 • see Packard, 1881
Liopus xanthoxyli Shimer, 1868 • see Packard, 1890
Leiopus alpha (Say, 1827) • see Chagnon, 1938
Sternidius fascicularis fascicularis (Harris, 1837) • see Dillon, 1956
Sternidius alpha (Say, 1827) • see Dillon & Dillon, 1961
Leiopus alpha (Say, 1827) • see Chagnon & Robert, 1962
Sternidius alpha alpha (Say, 1827) • see Gardiner, 1966
Sternidius alpha (Say, 1827) • see Gosling & Gosling, 1976
Sternidius alpha (Say, 1827) • see Lewis, 1986
Sternidius floridanus (Leng & Hamilton, 1896) • see Lewis, 1986

Collection

2 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels

USA, Georgia, Dekalb co., Stone Mt. area • 1♂ • 6.5 mm • vi-1989 • lam.#918
USA, Texas, Jeff Davis co., Limpia Canyon • 1♀ • 6.5 mm • vii-1979 • lam.#916

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