Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Tmesisternus elegans

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

Tmesisternus elegans Heller, 1914

K.M. Heller is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from New Guinea.

Tmesisternus elegans Heller, 1914 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the Tmesisternus genus ranked in the Tmesisternini 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
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Tmesisternini
468 sp/ssp.
genus
Tmesisternus
343 sp/ssp.
species
elegans

Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Tmesisternus elegans

Group

elegans  [1]

Subgroup of

Gallery

Last images of Tmesisternus elegans, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Tmesisternus elegans, ♀ [JPRC], Tmesisternini, New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)
Tmesisternus elegans
♀ [JPRC]
Tmesisternini
New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea)
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Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Tmesisternus elegans

  • Tmesisternus elegans Heller, 1914 [ type locality : Nouvelle-Guinée, Biwak-I. ]
  • Tmesisternus taeniatus Gahan, 1915

Bibliography

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

  • Tmesisternus elegans Heller • Nova Guinea • 1914 • 9 (2)  : 662 [ nov loc ]
  • Tmesisternus taeniatus ; Gahan • Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. • 1915 • 20  : 542 [ ill ]
    details

    Tmesisternus taeniatus ; Gahan • Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. • 1915 • 20 : 542

    General information

    • black and white drawing
  • Tmesisternus (Tmesisternus) elegans ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1945 • 16 (139-148)  : 583 [ ill syn ]
  • Tmesisternus elegans = Tmesisternus taeniatus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1945 • 16 (139-148)  : 583

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

  • Tmesisternus taeniatus Gahan, 1915 • see Gahan, 1915
  • Tmesisternus (Tmesisternus) elegans Heller, 1914 • see Breuning, 1945

Collection

1 specimen in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • Papua, Tembagapura • 1♀ • 24.5 mm • vi-2019 • lam.#21862
Plate in gallery Box in collection
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