Genus Rhytiphora Audinet-Serville, 1835

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• Rhytiphora Audinet-Serville, J.G. 1835. Nouvelle classification de la famille des longicornes (Suite.). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 4: 5-100 [37].

  Type species:

   Lamia rugicollis Dalman, 1835 by subsequent designation, see Thomson, J. 1864. Systema cerambycidarum ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. Liége : H. Dessain 578 pp. [Date published 1864: pp. 1–352; 1865: 353–578: 1864-1865] [52].
• Penthea Dejean, P.F.M.A. 1835. Catalogue des coléoptères de la collection de M. le comte Dejean. Paris : Méquignon-Marvis Part 4 2nd edn, pp. 257-360. [Date published 22-VIII-1835] [343].

  Type species:

   Lamia vermicularia Donovan, 1805 by monotypy.
• Symphyletes Newman, E. 1842. List of insects collected at Port Phillip, South Australia, by Edmund Thomas Higgins, Esq. The Entomologist 1(23): 361-369 [Date published Aug. 1842] [362].

  Type species:

   Symphyletes nodosus Newman, 1842 by original designation.
• Prosoplus Blanchard, E. 1853. Description des insectes. pp. 1-422 in Hombron, J.B. & Jacquinot, H. (eds). Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les Corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée; exécuté par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1837–1840. Zoologie. Paris : Gide & Baudry Vol. 4. [290].

  Type species:

   Acartthocinus hollandicus Fabricius, 1775 (= Lamia bankii Fabricius, 1775) by subsequent designation, see Thomson, J. 1864. Systema cerambycidarum ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. Liége : H. Dessain 578 pp. [Date published 1864: pp. 1–352; 1865: 353–578: 1864-1865] [326].
• Platyomopsis Thomson, J. 1857. Diagnoses de Cérambycides nouveaux ou peu connus de ma collection qui seront decrits prochainement. Archives Entomologiques 1: 169–194 [187].

  Type species:

   Lamia obliqua Boisduval, 1835 by original designation.
• Zygrita Thomson, J. 1860. Essai d'une classification de la famille des cérambycides et materiaux pour servir a une monographie de cette famille. Paris : J. Thomson xvi 404 pp. 3 pls. [69].

  Type species:

   Zygrita diva Thomson, 1860 by subsequent designation, see Thomson, J. 1864. Systema cerambycidarum ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. Liége : H. Dessain 578 pp. [Date published 1864: pp. 1–352; 1865: 353–578: 1864-1865] [117].
• Saperdopsis Thomson, J. 1864. Systema cerambycidarum, ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 19: 1-540 [53].

  Type species:

   Saperdopsis armata Thomson, 1864 by original designation.
• Ischioplites Thomson, J. 1864. Systema cerambycidarum, ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 19: 1-540 [53].

  Type species:

   Symphyletes metutus Pascoe, 1859 by original designation.
• Menyllus Pascoe, F.P. 1864. Longicornia Malayana; or a descriptive catalogue of the species of the three longicorn families Lamiidae, Cerambycidae and Prionidae, collected by Mr. A.R. Wallace in the Malay Archipelago. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3 3(1): 1-96 [Date published Sept. 1864] [87].

  Type species:

   Menyllus maculicornis Pascoe, 1864 by monotypy.
• Eczemotes Pascoe, F.P. 1864. Longicornia Malayana; or a descriptive catalogue of the species of the three longicorn families Lamiidae, Cerambycidae and Prionidae, collected by Mr. A.R. Wallace in the Malay Archipelago. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3 3(1): 1-96 [Date published Sept. 1864] [79].

  Type species:

   Penthea conferta Pascoe, 1859 by original designation.
• Iphiastus Pascoe, F.P. 1865. A second series of descriptions of new Australian longicornia. Journal of Entomology 2(12): 352–374 pl. xvi [Date published Mar. 1865] [357].

  Type species:

   Symphyletes heros Pascoe, 1863 by original designation.
• Cobria Pascoe, F.P. 1865. Longicornia Malayana (continued). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3 3(2): 97-224 [Date published Aug. 1865] [147].

  Type species:

   Cobria albisparsa Pascoe, 1865 by original designation.
• Corrhenes Pascoe, F.P. 1865. A second series of descriptions of new Australian longicornia. Journal of Entomology 2(12): 352–374 pl. xvi [Date published Mar. 1865] [355].

  Type species:

   Saperda paulla Germar, 1848 by original designation.
• Depsages Pascoe, F.P. 1865. A second series of descriptions of new Australian longicornia. Journal of Entomology 2(12): 352–374 pl. xvi [Date published Mar. 1865] [359].

  Type species:

   Lamia granulosa Guérin-Méneville, 1831 by original designation.
• Sysspilotus Pascoe, F.P. 1865. A second series of descriptions of new Australian longicornia. Journal of Entomology 2(12): 352–374 pl. xvi [Date published Mar. 1865] [359].

  Type species:

   Sysspilotus macleayi Pascoe, 1865 by monotypy.
• Etaxalus Pascoe, F.P. 1865. Longicornia Malayana (continued). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3 3(2): 97-224 [Date published Aug. 1865] [153].

  Type species:

   Etaxalus iliacus Pascoe, 1865 by monotypy.
• Hathliodes Pascoe, F.P. 1866. On the longicornia of Australia, with a list of all the described species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 9: 80-112 [Date published 11 Oct. 1866] [88].

  Type species:

   Hathlia grammica Pascoe, 1866 by subsequent designation, see McKeown, K.C. 1947. Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 10: 1–190 [142].
• Achriotypa Pascoe, F.P. 1875. Notes on Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species.—Part III. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 15(85): 59-73, pl.viii [Date published Jan. 1875] [71].

  Type species:

   Achriotypa basalis Pascoe, 1875 by monotypy.
• Cairnsia Blackburn, T. 1895. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XVII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 19: 27-60 [Date published Jul., 1895] [224].

  Type species:

   Cairnsia cowleyi Blackburn, 1895 by monotypy.
• Platycranium Aurivillius, C. 1917. Results of Dr E, Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 12, Cerambycidae. Arkiv för Zoologi 10(23): 1–50 pls 1-3 [Date published 30 Jan. 1917] [36].

  Type species:

   Symphyletes pustulosus Pascoe, 1864 by original designation.
• Corrhenispia Breuning, S. 1938. Novae species Cerambycidarum VI. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 4: 180–392 [379].

  Type species:

   Corrhenispia cylindrica Breuning, 1938 by original designation.
• Paradaxata Breuning, S. 1938. Novae species Cerambycidarum VI. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 4: 180–392 [344].

  Type species:

   Paradaxata villosa Breuning, 1938 by original designation.
• Pararhytiphora Breuning, S. 1938. Novae species Cerambycidarum VI. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 4: 180–392 [367].

  Type species:

   Iphiastus dispar Blackbur, 1894 by original designation.
• Ochreoprosoplus Breuning, S. 1940. Novae species Cerambycidarum X. Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica 10(2): 407–437 [423] [as subgenus of Prosoplus].

  Type species:

   Prosoplus (Ochreoprosoplus) ochreopictus Breuning, 1940 by monotypy.
• Corrhenodes Breuning, S. 1942. Novae species Cerambycidarum XI. Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica 11(2): 113–175 [131].

  Type species:

   Corrhenodes gracilis Breuning, 1942 by original designation.
• Zaeeropsis Breuning, S. 1943. Novae species Cerambycidarum XII. Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica 12(1): 12–66 [30].

  Type species:

   Anaesthetis lepida Germar, 1848 by original designation.
• Mesiphiastus Breuning, S. 1959. Nouveaux genres de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belgique d'Entomologie 95(1–4): 70–88 [71].

  Type species:

   Symphyletes lentus Blackburn, 1901 by original designation.
• Mimosaperdopsis Breuning, S. 1959. Nouveaux genres de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belgique d'Entomologie 95(1–4): 70–88 [72].

  Type species:

   Platyomopsis apiculata Aurivillius, 1916 by original designation.
• Notocorrhenes Breuning, S. 1959. Nouveaux genres de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belgique d'Entomologie 95(1–4): 70–88 [74].

  Type species:

   Notolophia dispersa Pascoe, 1859 by original designation.
• Trichopenthea Breuning, S. 1959. Nouveaux genres de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belgique d'Entomologie 95(1–4): 70–88 [73].

  Type species:

   Penthea macularia Pascoe, 1867 by original designation.
• Trichohathliodes Breuning, S. 1959. Nouveaux genres de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belgique d'Entomologie 95(1–4): 70–88 [70].

  Type species:

   Hathliodes molitorius Aurivillius, 1917 by original designation.
• Melanopenthea Breuning, S. 1961. Catalogue des Lamiaires du Monde (Col. Céramb.). Verlag des Museums Georg Frey Tutzing bei München 4: 183–284 [1 Jan. 1961] [276] [as subgenus of Penthea].

  Type species:

   Penthea melanosticta Pascoe, 1875 by original designation.
• Fulvocorrhenes Breuning, S. 1961. Catalogue des Lamiaires du Monde (Col. Céramb.). Verlag des Museums Georg Frey Tutzing bei München 4: 183–284 [1 Jan. 1961] [276].

  Type species:

   Corrhenes fulva Pascoe, 1875 by original designation.
• Setomopsis Breuning, S. 1961. Catalogue des Lamiaires du Monde (Col. Céramb.). Verlag des Museums Georg Frey Tutzing bei München 4: 183–284 [1 Jan. 1961] [272, 275] [as subgenus of Rhytiphora].

  Type species:

   Cerambyx piperitia Hope, 1841 by original designation.
• Pubiphiastus Breuning, S. 1961. Catalogue des Lamiaires du Monde (Col. Céramb.). Verlag des Museums Georg Frey Tutzing bei München 4: 183–284 [1 Jan. 1961] [271] [as subgenus of Mesiphiastus].

  Type species:

   Symphyletes pubiventris Pascoe, 1862 by original designation.
• Trichomopsis Breuning, S. 1961. Nouveaux Cerambycidae des Collections du Muséum de Paris. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 32[1960]: 536-548 [544] [as subgenus of Rhytiphora].

  Type species:

   Platyomopsis lateralis Pascoe, 1858 by original designation.
• Trichoprosoplus Breuning, S. 1961. Neue oder schlecht bekannte Cerambyciden (Col.). Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 12(1): 140–160 [1 Apr. 1961] [151].

  Type species:

   Trichoprosoplus demarzi Breuning, 1961 by original designation.
• Xiphohathlia Breuning, S. 1961. Neue oder schlecht bekannte Cerambyciden (Col.). Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 12(1): 140–160 [1 Apr. 1961] [147].

  Type species:

   Xiphohathlia lobata Breuning, 1961 by original designation.
• Xiphotheopsis Breuning, S. 1961. Nouvellles formes de Lamiaires (Treizieme Partie). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 37(20): 1–44 [Date published Sept. 1961] [5].

  Type species:

   Xiphotheopsis hathlioides Breuning, 1961 by original designation.
• Trichohathlia Breuning, S. 1963. Revision der Pteropliini der australischen region (Coleopotera, Cerambycidae). Entomologische Abhandlungen. Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 29(1): 1–274 [pp. 1-144, 27 Apr. 1963; pp. 145-256, 6 May 1963; pp. 257-320, 27 Jun. 1963] [19].

  Type species:

   Hathliodes pseudomurinus Breuning, 1938 by original designation.
• Mimiphiastus Breuning, S. 1978. Nouvelles espèces de Lamiinae (Cerambycidae) de la coll. Vives. Miscelánea Zoológica, Barcelona 4(2): 131-136 [134].

  Type species:

   Mimiphiastus vivesi Breuning, 1978 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Pascoe, F.P. 1867. Supplement to the list of Australian longicornia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 9: 300–308 [Date published 14 Nov. 1867] [300] (for Sysspilotus)
• Breuning, S. 1938. Novae species Cerambycidarum VI. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 4: 180–392 [361] (for Saperdopsis and Platyomopsis)
• Ślipiński, A. & Escalona, H.E. 2013. Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Collingwood, Vic : CSIRO Vol. 1: Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae 484 pp. + xviii. [195-197] (for Penthea, Symphyletes, Prosoplus, Eczemotes, Menyllus, Ischioplites, Cobria, Corrhenes, Depsages, Etaxalus, Hathliodes, Cairnsia, Platycranium, Corrhenispia, Pararhytiphora, Paradaxata, Corrhenodes, Zaeeropsis, Mesiphiastus, Mimosaperdopsis, Notocorrhenes, Trichohathliodes, Trichopenthea, Zygrita, Trichoprosoplus, Xiphohathlia, Xiphotheopsis and Mimiphiastus)
• Ashman, L.G., Shin, S., Zwick, A., Ślipiński, A. & McKenna, D.D. 2022. The first phylogeny of Australasian Lamiinae longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) reveals poor tribal classification and a complex biogeographic history. Systematic Entomology 47: 213-230 [Date published online 1 Nov 2021] [226]

Introduction

Ashman et al. (2022) revealed two distinct clades in Rhytiphora, one mainly restricted to Australia's tropical north and the other containing species tending towards arid and mesic environments. Within the two clades all former genera except Achriotypa Pascoe, 1875 are paraphyletic.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Sydney Basin (SB), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: South East Coastal Plain (SCP) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Kanmantoo (KAN) ; NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP) ; NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Northern Kimberley (NK) ; NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; NSW, Qld: Darling Riverine Plains (DRP) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB) ; NT, Qld, SA, WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS) ; NT, Qld, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Pilbara (PIL), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW) ; NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT) ; NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU) ; SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW) ; WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Murchison (MUR)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater

General References

Ashman, L.G., Hartley, D., Jin, M., Rowell, D.M., Teasdale, L., Ślipiński, A. & Zwick, A. 2022. Rhytiphora: a phylogenetic and morphological study of Australia’s largest longhorn beetle genus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Invertebrate Systematics 36(6): 493-505

Ashman, L.G., Shin, S., Zwick, A., Ślipiński, A. & McKenna, D.D. 2022. The first phylogeny of Australasian Lamiinae longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) reveals poor tribal classification and a complex biogeographic history. Systematic Entomology 47: 213-230 [Date published online 1 Nov 2021]

Reid, C.A.M., Shaw, J.J. & Jensen, A.R. 2018. The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—Coleoptera. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 26: 53-67 [61] (new generic record for Lord Howe Island)

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