Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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Xylotoles laetus

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


Xylotoles (Xylotoles) laetus White, 1846

A. White is the author of the original taxon.

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

Xylotoles (Xylotoles) laetus White, 1846 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species is combined with the Xylotoles genus ranked in the Parmenini 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
Parmenini
253 sp/ssp.
genus
Xylotoles
18 sp.
subgenus
Xylotoles
13 sp.
species
laetus


Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Xylotoles laetus



Group

laetus  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to Xylotoles laetus

  • Xylotoles laetus White, 1846 [ type locality : New Zealand, Port Nicolson ]
  • Somatidia (Laevisoma) metallica Breuning, 1982 [ type locality : Nouvelle-Zélande, Lawson ]


Bibliography

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

  • Xylotoles laetus White • Voyage Ereb. Terr., Ins. • 1846  : 22 [ nov loc ]
  • Xylotoles laetus ; Bates • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1874 • 4 (14)  : 120 [ loc ]
  • Somatidia (Laevisoma) metallica Breuning • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1982 • n.s., 18 (1)  : 17 [ nov loc div ]
    details

    Somatidia (Laevisoma) metallica Breuning • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1982 • n.s., 18 (1) : 17

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Nouvelle-Zélande : Lawson
  • Xylotoles laetus ; Kuschel • DSIR Plant Protection Report • 1990 • 3  : 35, 78 [ plh syn ]
    details

    Xylotoles laetus ; Kuschel • DSIR Plant Protection Report • 1990 • 3 : 35, 78

    General information

    • synonymy
    • host plant
  • Xylotoles laetus = Somatidia (Laevisoma) metallica ; Kuschel • DSIR Plant Protection Report • 1990 • 3  : 78


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