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Tragocephala gorilla
Tragocephala gorilla is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857
J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Guinea.
Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Tragocephala genus ranked in the Tragocephalini 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 | |
20,326 sp. | |
tribe | |
Tragocephalini | |
266 sp. | |
genus | |
Tragocephala | |
40 sp. | |
species | |
gorilla | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Tragocephala gorilla...
Distribution for Tragocephala gorilla
Group
gorilla [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
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♂
Tragocephalini
Togo

♀
Tragocephalini
Togo

♂
Tragocephalini
Togo
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Tragocephala gorilla...
2 taxa refer to Tragocephala gorilla
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Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 [ type locality : Guinée ]
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Tragocephala gorilla var. intermedia Aurivillius, 1914 [ type locality : Uganda, Toro im Mpanga ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Tragocephala gorilla Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 33 [ nov loc ill div ]
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Tragocephala gorilla ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 170 [ loc ]details
Tragocephala gorilla ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 170
Distribution
- Gabon
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Tragocephala gorilla var. intermedia Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8, 29 : 19 [ nov loc div ]details
Tragocephala gorilla var. intermedia Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8, 29 : 19
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Uganda : Toro im Mpanga
- Congo belge : Ituri
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Tragocephala gorilla ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232 [ loc ]details
Tragocephala gorilla ; Hintz • Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien • 1916 • 30 : 232
Distribution
- Zentralafrika : Mawambi ; Moera
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Tragocephala nobilis m. gorilla ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6, 1-13 : 78 [ ill div ]
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Tragocephala nobilis m. intermedia ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6, 1-13 : 79 [ loc ill div ]
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Tragocephala gorilla m. intermedia ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2013 • n.s., 11 : 5 [ loc ill div ]details
Tragocephala gorilla m. intermedia ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2013 • n.s., 11 : 5
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
- color photo
Distribution
- Ouganda : forêt de Mabira
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Tragocephala gorilla ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2013 • n.s., 11 : 5, 6 [ loc ill div ]details
Tragocephala gorilla ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2013 • n.s., 11 : 5, 6
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
- color photo
Distribution
- R. Centrafricaine : Boukoko ; la Maboké
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography...
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Thomson, 1857
- Tragocephala nobilis m. gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala nobilis m. intermedia Aurivillius, 1914 • see Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala gorilla m. intermedia Aurivillius, 1914 • see Teocchi & al., 2013
- Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Teocchi & al., 2013
Collection
4 specimens in author's collection...
4 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Togo, Kloto, Kpalime • 1♂1♀ • 21.5-23 mm • xi-1999 • lam.#4639, 4640
- Togo, Monts Atakora • 1♂1♀ • 20.5-25 mm • vi-1997, vii-1998 • lam.#4637, 4638