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- Taxa, synonyms
- Bibliography
- Figures
- Collection
Thylactus insignis
Thylactus insignis is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Thylactus insignis Gahan, 1890
C.J. Gahan is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Gambia.
Thylactus insignis Gahan, 1890 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Thylactus ranked in the tribe Xylorhizini.
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 | |
21,980 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Xylorhizini | |
66 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Thylactus | |
22 sp/ssp. | |
species | |
insignis | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Thylactus insignis
Group
insignis [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Thylactus Insignis, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Thylactus insignis, ♀ [JPRC], Xylorhizini, Sierra Leone](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/XY-Thylactus-insignis-f-jpr21299ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Xylorhizini
Sierra Leone
Taxa, synonyms
1 taxon refers to Thylactus insignis
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Thylactus insignis Gahan, 1890 [ type locality : Gambia, Bathrust ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Thylactus insignis Gahan • Trans. Ent. Soc. London • 1890 • 2 : 320 [ nov loc ill ]
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Thylactus insignis ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 381, 394 [ loc div ]details
Thylactus insignis ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 381, 394
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
Distribution
- Gambie : Bathrust
- Congo belge : Stanleyville, Luluabourg, Haut Ouéllé, Léopoldville
- Angola : Bihé
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Thylactus insignis ; Sudre & Teocchi • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 14 : 18 [ loc ill ]details
Thylactus insignis ; Sudre & Teocchi • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2002 • 14 : 18
General information
- color photo
Distribution
- Gambie
- R. D. Congo
- Angola
- Malawi : Ouest de Blantyre, gorges de Mpatamanga
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Thylactus insignis ; Delahaye • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 96 : 22 [ loc ]details
Thylactus insignis ; Delahaye • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 96 : 22
Distribution
- Gambie
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Togo
- Cameroun
- Gabon
- R. D. Congo
- Angola
- Malawi
- Zambie : Central Province et Luapula
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Thylactus insignis Gahan, 1890 • see Gahan, 1890
- Thylactus insignis Gahan, 1890 • see Sudre & Teocchi, 2002
Collection
4 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Zaïre, Kilwa • 1♂ • 34 mm • xii-1977 • lam.#2505
- Zaïre, Luhumbashi • 1lam. • 34 mm • ii-1976 • lam.#9866
- Sierra Leone, Northern Province, presso Bumbuna • 1♀ • 36.5 mm • ii-1994 • lam.#21299
- Zambie, Mfwanta • 1♀ • 35.5 mm • i-2013 • lam.#18488