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Menesia sulphurata

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 10, 2025
Entity authorityQ4043982 ↗
Source-derived summary

Menesia sulphurata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gebler in 1825, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Japan, China, and Russia.

Varietas

Menesia sulphurata var. gifuensis Breuning, 1954

Menesia sulphurata var. bipustulata Plavilstshikov, 1927

Menesia sulphurata var. flavotecta Heyden, 1886

Menesia sulphurata var. semivittata Pic, 1915

Menesia sulphurata var.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Menesia sulphurata” as species of beetle. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1825, 1954, 1927, 1886—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Menesia, sulphurata and species can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as species of beetle. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 10, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q4043982. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1825, 1954, 1927 and 1886.

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Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Menesia sulphurata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.