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Sternotomis variabilis
Sternotomis variabilis is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis Quedenfeldt, 1881
G. Quedenfeldt is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Angola.
Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis Quedenfeldt, 1881 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Sternotomis ranked in the tribe Sternotomini.
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 | |
21,951 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Sternotomini | |
93 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Sternotomis | |
39 sp/ssp. | |
subgenus | |
Sternotomis | |
33 sp/ssp. | |
species | |
variabilis | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Sternotomis variabilis
Group
variabilis [1]
Subgroup of
Taxa, synonyms
7 taxa refer to Sternotomis variabilis
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Sternotomis variabilis Quedenfeldt, 1881 [ type locality : Angola ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. brunnea Breuning, 1935 [ type locality : Congo belge, Katanga, Kafakumba ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. coerulescens Breuning, 1935 [ type locality : Congo belge, Sassa ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. rufofasciata Breuning, 1935 [ type locality : Congo belge, Bas Uelé, Buta ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. semicyanea Breuning, 1935 [ type locality : Congo belge, Sankuru, Komi ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. semirufescens Breuning, 1935 [ type locality : Congo belge, Mangembo ]
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Sternotomis variabilis rufocyanea Allard, 1993 [ type locality : Zaïre, Kivu, Goma ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Sternotomis variabilis Quedenfeldt • Berl. ent. Zs. • 1881 • 25 (1-2) : 289 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis ornata var. variabilis ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232 [ loc ]details
Sternotomis ornata var. variabilis ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232
Distribution
- Zentralafrika : Mawambi ; Beni ; Ukaika
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1935 • 6-7 (13-20) : 144 [ loc ill div ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. coerulescens Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1935 • 6-7 (13-20) : 144 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. rufofasciata Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1935 • 6-7 (13-20) : 144 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. semirufescens Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1935 • 6-7 (13-20) : 144 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. semicyanea Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1935 • 6-7 (13-20) : 144 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ab. brunnea Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1935 • 6-7 (13-20) : 144 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 335 [ div ]
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Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis var. semirufescens ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 336 [ div ]
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Sternotomis variabilis coerulescens ; Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993 : 30
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Sternotomis variabilis rufofasciata ; Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993 : 30
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Sternotomis variabilis semirufescens ; Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993 : 30 [ ill ]
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Sternotomis variabilis semicyanea ; Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993 : 30
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Sternotomis variabilis brunnea ; Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993 : 30
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Sternotomis variabilis rufocyanea Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993 : 30 [ nov loc ]
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Sternotomis variabilis m. semirufescens ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2015 • n.s., 17 : 52 [ loc ill ]details
Sternotomis variabilis m. semirufescens ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2015 • n.s., 17 : 52
General information
- color photo
Distribution
- R. Centrafricaine : La Maboké
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Sternotomis (Sternotomis) variabilis Quedenfeldt, 1881 • see Breuning, 1935
- Sternotomis variabilis semirufescens Breuning, 1935 • see Allard, 1993
- Sternotomis variabilis m. semirufescens Breuning, 1935 • see Teocchi & al., 2015
Collection
9 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Centrafrique, Bangui-Bimbo, 300m • 1♂1♀ • v-1981 • lam.#383, 384
- Centrafrique, Lobaye • 1♂1♀ • 19.5-23 mm • x-1994 • lam.#2308, 2309
- R. Centrafricaine, La Maboke • 1♀ • 20 mm • iv-1967 • lam.#7906
- R. D. Congo, Equateur, Sud Ubangi, Territoire de Budjala, Kuma • 1♀ • 23 mm • v-2008 • lam.#12911
- Zaïre • 1♀ • 23 mm • ix-1989 • lam.#4684
- Zaïre, Mambasa • 2♂ • 16.5-18.5 mm • xi-1984 • lam.#537, 538