Mesechthistatus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae,[2] containing the following species:[3]
- Mesechthistatus binodosus (Waterhouse, 1881)
- Mesechthistatus fujisanus Hayashi, 1957
- Mesechthistatus furciferus (Bates, 1884)
- Mesechthistatus taniguchii (Seki, 1944)
| Mesechthistatus | |
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| 1. M. binodosus; 2. M. furciferus; 3. M. taniguchii; 4. M. fujisanus.[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Phrissomini |
| Genus: | Mesechthistatus Breuning, 1950 |
| Type species | |
| Echthisatus binodosus Waterhouse, 1881
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| Range of Mesechthistatus species on the Japanese islands of Honshu and Sado.[1] | |
A fifth species, Mesechthistatus yamahoi Mitono, 1943 has not been recorded since the initial description of a specimen from Taiwan and its status as a species is questionable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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): 70. doi:10.1673/031.008.7001. PMC 3127405.
- ^ Biolib.cz - Mesechthistatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
- ^ Löbl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2010). "Lamiinae". Chrysomeloidea. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6. Stenstrup: Apollo Books. p. 268. doi:10.1163/9789004260917. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.