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Tragocephala gorilla
Tragocephala gorilla is the scientific name of a group -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 genus Tragocephala ranked in the tribe Tragocephalini.
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 | |
| 22,179 sp/ssp. | |
| tribe | |
| Tragocephalini | |
| 281 sp/ssp. | |
| genus | |
| Tragocephala | |
| 46 sp/ssp. | |
| species | |
| gorilla | |
Region
World [1]
Distribution for Tragocephala gorilla
Group
gorilla [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Tragocephala gorilla, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
♂ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Togo
♀ [JPRC]
Tragocephalini
Togo
♂
Tragocephalini
Togo
Latest events
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2026 • Tragocephala gorilla = Tragocephala nobilis ab. nivea Breuning, 1934 • cf. T. Garnier
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2026 • Tragocephala gorilla = Tragocephala mniscechi m. connexa Breuning, 1934 • cf. T. Garnier
Taxa, synonyms
5 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 Wald ]
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Tragocephala gorilla var. nigrovittata Aurivillius, 1914 [ type locality : Uganda ]
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Tragocephala mniscechi m. connexa Breuning, 1934 [ type locality : Cameroun, Kribi ]
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Tragocephala nobilis ab. nivea Breuning, 1934 [ type locality : Cameroun, Lolodorf ]
Bibliography
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 ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1894 • 1 (1) : 205 [ loc ]
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Tragocephala gorilla var. nigrovittata Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8 (29) : 19 [ nov loc div ]details
Tragocephala gorilla var. nigrovittata Aurivillius • Ark. Zool. • 1914 • 8 (29) : 19
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Uganda
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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 Wald
- 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 mniscechi m. connexa Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 70 [ nov loc ill div ]
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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 ab. nivea Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 78 [ nov loc 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 nobilis m. nigrovittata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1934 • 5-6 (1-13) : 79 [ loc ill div ]
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Tragocephala gorilla var. intermedia ; Lepesme • Agron. Trop. • 1948 • 3 (5-6) : 284 [ loc ]
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Tragocephala nobilis m. intermedia ; Breuning • Att. Soc. It. Sc. Nat. • 1959 • 98 (4) : 380 [ loc ]
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Tragocephala gorilla ; Entwistle • Trans. R. ent. Soc. London • 1963 • 115 (3) : 72, 84, 85 [ loc plh ]
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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
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Tragocephala gorilla ; Garnier • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2026 • n.s., 55 : 109 [ loc ill div syn ]details
Tragocephala gorilla ; Garnier • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2026 • n.s., 55 : 109
General information
- distinctive characters ; note
- color photo, holotype, ♀
- synonymy
Distribution
- Cameroun : Kribi ; Lolodorf ; Lebialem, Reg. Dschang; Mbingam; Mengueme; Ebogo, Reg. Mbalmayo; Obout, Reg. Mbalmayo; Lonji, S.W.; Mouiame, Central Prov.
- Gabon : Libreville
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Tragocephala gorilla = Tragocephala mniscechi m. connexa ; Garnier • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2026 • n.s., 55 : 109 [ ill ]details
Tragocephala gorilla = Tragocephala mniscechi m. connexa ; Garnier • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2026 • n.s., 55 : 109
General information
- color photo, holotype ; color photo
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Tragocephala gorilla = Tragocephala nobilis ab. nivea ; Garnier • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2026 • n.s., 55 : 109
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Thomson, 1857
- Tragocephala mniscechi m. connexa Breuning, 1934 • see Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala nobilis m. gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala nobilis m. intermedia Aurivillius, 1914 • see Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala nobilis m. nigrovittata Aurivillius, 1914 • see Breuning, 1934
- Tragocephala gorilla m. intermedia Aurivillius, 1914 • see Teocchi & al., 2013
- Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Teocchi & al., 2013
- Holotype ♀ of Tragocephala gorilla Thomson, 1857 • see Garnier, 2026
- Holotype of Tragocephala mniscechi m. connexa Breuning, 1934 • see Garnier, 2026
Collection
6 specimens in author's collection
Datas on labels
- Cameroun, environ de Ngat, 3°13'59''N 12°7'0''E • 1♀ • 17 mm • x-2008 • lam.#13609
- Cameroun, Yaoundé, Obout • 1♀ • 21 mm • x-1990 • lam.#4636
- 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