Mesechthistatus
| Mesechthistatus | |
|---|---|
| 1. M. binodosus; 2. M. furciferus; 3. M. taniguchii; 4. M. fujisanus.[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Phrissomini |
| Genus: | Mesechthistatus Breuning, 1950 |
| Type species | |
| Echthisatus binodosus Waterhouse, 1881
| |
| Range of Mesechthistatus species on the Japanese islands of Honshu and Sado.[1] | |
Mesechthistatus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.[1][2][3][4] Mesechthistatus have atrophied hindwings and are thereby flightless.[1]
Species
There are four widely recognized species that all occur in Japan:[1][2][3][4]
- Mesechthistatus binodosus (Waterhouse, 1881)
- Mesechthistatus fujisanus Hayashi, 1957
- Mesechthistatus furciferus (Bates, 1884)
- Mesechthistatus taniguchii (Seki, 1944)
Mesechthistatus taniguchii is also known from China.[5] A fifth species, Mesechthistatus yamahoi Mitono, 1943 had not been recorded since the initial description of a specimen from Taiwan and its status as a species was deemed questionable by Nakamine & Takeda in 2008;[1] however, it is treated as valid by the Catalogue of Life in Taiwan that also includes a modern photograph.[6] Yet other sources place this species in its own monotypic genus, Mimechthistatus.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Nakamine, Hiroshi & Takeda, Makio (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships of flightless beetles belonging to the genus Mesechthistatus Breuning, (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences". Journal of Insect Science. 8 70. doi:10.1673/031.008.7001. PMC 3127405.
- ^ a b Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Mesechthistatus Breuning, 1950". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Mesechthistatus Breuning, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Mesechthistatus Breuning, 1950". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Mesechthistatus taniguchii (Seki, 1944)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Mesechthistatus yamahoi (Mitono, 1943)". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Mimechthistatus Breuning, 1956". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Mimechthistatus yamahoi (Mitono, 1943)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Mimechthistatus Breuning, 1956". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 October 2025.