Hephaestion (beetle)

Hephaestion
Hephaestion pallidicornis, Chile
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Genus:
Newman, 1840
Synonyms
  • Hepilaestion Newman, 1840

Hephaestion is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. There are about 16 described species in Hephaestion, found in Chile and Argentina.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Hephaestion:

  • Hephaestion annulatus F. Philippi, 1859 (Argentina and Chile)
  • Hephaestion auratum Cerda, 1968 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion bullocki Cerda, 1968 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion chalybeus R. Philippi, 1865 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion corralensis R. Philippi & F. Philippi, 1864 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion cyanopterus R. Philippi & F. Philippi, 1864 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion flavicornis R. Philippi & F. Philippi, 1864 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion fuscescens R. Philippi & F. Philippi, 1864 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion holomelas R. Philippi & F. Philippi, 1864 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion lariosi Bosq, 1951 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion nigricornis Fairmaire & Germain, 1861 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion ocreatus Newman, 1840 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion pallidicornis Fairmaire & Germain, 1859 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion tolhuaca Cerda, 1995 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion versicolor F. Philippi, 1859 (Chile)
  • Hephaestion violaceipennis Fairmaire & Germain, 1861 (Argentina and Chile)

References

  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Hephaestion Newman, 1840". Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ Monné, M.A.; Nearns, E.H. (2024). "Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of America". Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  4. ^ Tavakilian, Gerard (2023). "TITAN Cerambycidae database". Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. doi:10.48580/dg9ld-38m.