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Coptomma

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Coptomma
Coptomma variegatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Coptomma
Newman, 1840

Coptomma is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[1] The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus was first described in 1840, British entomologist Edward Newman, who chose Coptomma virgatum as the type species for the genus.[2] In 1843, German entomologist Ernst Dieffenbach synonymised Callidium variegatum with Coptomma virgatum, making Coptomma variegatum the type species.[3]

List of species

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As of 2021, the list of included species is:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Coptomma Newman, 1840". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ Newman, Edward (1 March 1840). "IV.—Nonnullorum Cerambycitum novorum, Novam Hollandiam et Insulam Van Diemen habitantium characteres". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (in English and Latin). 5 (28): 14–21. doi:10.1080/00222934009496747. ISSN 0374-5481. Wikidata Q99848956.
  3. ^ Song, Deping; Wang, Qiao (2003). "Systematics of the longicorn beetle genus Coptomma Newman (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Cerambycinae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 17 (3): 429. doi:10.1071/IT01023. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q54576160.