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Tetraophthalmus nitens
Tetraophthalmus nitens is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Tetraophthalmus (Tetraophthalmus) nitens (Fabricius, 1801)
J.C. Fabricius is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Sumatra.
Tetraophthalmus (Tetraophthalmus) nitens (Fabricius, 1801) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Tetraophthalmus ranked in the tribe Astathini.
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 | |
21,937 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Astathini | |
196 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Tetraophthalmus | |
54 sp/ssp. | |
subgenus | |
Tetraophthalmus | |
52 sp/ssp. | |
species | |
nitens | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Tetraophthalmus nitens
Group
nitens [1]
Subgroup of
Taxa, synonyms
10 taxa refer to Tetraophthalmus nitens
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Cerambyx nitens Fabricius, 1801 [ type locality : Sumatra ]
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Cerambyx ignitus Fabricius, 1803 [ type locality : Sumatra ]
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Astathes apicalis Thomson, 1865 [ type locality : Malasia ]
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Astathes fabricii Thomson, 1865 [ type locality : Juthia, Siam ]
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Astathes humeralis Heyden, 1897 [ type locality : Borneo, ad flumineum Baram ]
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. flavipennis Breuning, 1956 [ type locality : Sumatra, Mont Dampoean ]
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. flavipes Breuning, 1956 [ type locality : Presqu'île de Malacca ]
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. nigroapicalis Breuning, 1956 [ type locality : Sumatra, Medan ]
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. thomsoni Breuning, 1956 [ type locality : Bornéo, Kinabalu ]
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. vagemaculata Breuning, 1960 [ type locality : Bornéo, Mont Kinabalu ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Cerambyx nitens Fabricius • Bibl. Acad. Nov. • 1801 • 2 : 279 [ nov loc ]
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Cerambyx ignitus Fabricius • Helmstadii • 1803 • ed. 2 : 22 [ nov loc syn ]
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Cerambyx ignitus = Cerambyx nitens ; Fabricius • Helmstadii • 1803 • ed. 2 : 22
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Tetraophthalmus nitens ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 55 [ loc div ]
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Astathes fabricii Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1865 • 19 : 558 [ nov loc div ]
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Astathes apicalis Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1865 • 19 : 558 [ nov loc div ]
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Astathes nitens ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1867 • 3 (3) 4 : 350 [ div ]details
Astathes nitens ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1867 • 3 (3) 4 : 350
General information
- description
Distribution
- Sumatra
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Astathes nitens ; Gahan • Trans. Ent. Soc. London • 1901 • 1 : 54 [ loc ]
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Astathes nitens ; Fisher • J. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. • 1935 • 17 (30) : 629 [ loc ]details
Astathes nitens ; Fisher • J. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. • 1935 • 17 (30) : 629
Distribution
- Brit. N. Borneo, Mount Kinabalu : Kiau, 3000 feet
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 491 [ div syn ]details
Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 491
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
- synonymy
Distribution
- Presqu'île de Malacca
- Sumatra
- Siam
- Bornéo
- Nias
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Cerambyx nitens = Cerambyx ignitus ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 492
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Cerambyx nitens = Astathes fabricii ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 492
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. flavipennis Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 492 [ nov loc div ]details
Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. flavipennis Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 492
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Sumatra : Mont Dampoean
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. flavipes Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 428, 492 [ nov loc div ]details
Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. flavipes Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 428, 492
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Presqu'île de Malacca
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. apicalis ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 492 [ div syn ]details
Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. apicalis ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 492
General information
- distinctive characters
- synonymy
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Astathes apicalis = Astathes humeralis ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 492
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. thomsoni Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 492 [ nov loc div ]details
Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. thomsoni Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 429, 492
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Bornéo : Kinabalu
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. nigroapicalis Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 428, 492 [ nov loc div ]details
Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. nigroapicalis Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 428, 492
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Sumatra : Medan
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens m. vagemaculata Breuning • Bull. Soc. ent. France • 1960 • 65 : 149 [ nov loc ]
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Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens ; Hayashi • Bull. Jap. Ent. Acad. • 1976 • 9 (2) : 38 [ ill ]
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Astathes (Tetraophthalmus) nitens (Fabricius, 1801) • see Hayashi, 1976
Collection
1 specimen in author's collection

Datas on labels
- West Sumatra, Harau Valley,25 km N Payakumbuh, 600 m alt. • 1♂ • 11 mm • vi-2013 • lam.#19325