| Mecas pergrata | |
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| Mecas pergrata, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Saperdini |
| Genus: | Mecas |
| Species: | M. pergrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecas pergrata (Say, 1824) | |
Mecas pergrata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1824. It is known from Mexico and the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
Mecas is a genus of longhorn beetles found in North America, containing the following species:
Mecas rotundicollis is a species of longhorn beetles found in Central and southern North America. It was described by James Thomson in 1868.
Mecas albovitticollis is a species of longhorn beetles found in Mexico. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1955.
Mecas ambigena is a species of longhorn beetles found in Mexico. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1881.
Mecas bicallosa is a species of longhorned beetle found in North and Central America. It was described by Martin in 1924.
Mecas cana is a species of longhorn beetles found in North America. It was described by Newman in 1840.
Mecas cineracea is a species of longhorn beetles found in the United States and Mexico. It was described by Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. in 1913.
Mecas cinerea is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in Mexico.
Mecas femoralis is a species of longhorn beetles found in the southeastern United States. It was described by Haldeman in 1847.
Mecas linsleyi is a species of longhorn beetles found in North America. It was described by Knull in 1947.
Mecas marginella is a species of longhorn beetles found in the United States. It was described by John Eatton Le Conte in 1873.
Mecas cirrosa is a species of longhorn beetles found in Mexico. It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1973.
Mecas confusa is a species of longhorned beetles found in the United States and Mexico. It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1973.
Mecas humeralis is a species of longhorn beetles found in Mexico. It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1973.
Mecas menthae is a species of longhorn beetles found in Mexico and the United States. It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1973.
Mecas marmorata is a species of longhorn beetles, described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1892. It is known to be from Mexico.
Mecas obereoides is a species of longhorn beetles found in Mexico and Central America. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1881.
Mecas sericea is a species of flat-faced longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in Mexico.
Pseudocoremia insignita is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale synonymised P. pergrata into this species, however in 2003 P. pergrata was reinstated as species separate from P. insignita.