''Domitia'' is a genus of Long-Horned Beetles in the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

. There are about seven described species in ''Domitia'', found in

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Species

These seven species belong to the genus ''Domitia'': * '' Domitia aenea'' (Parry, 1849) (

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) * '' Domitia basilewskyi'' Breuning, 1955 (

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) * ''

Domitia bomansi ''Domitia bomansi'' is a species of flat-faced longhorns in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in DR Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambig ...

'' Breuning, 1965 (

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) * ''

Domitia cervina {{For, the genus of beetles, Domitia (beetle) Domitia is the name of women from the ''gens'' Domitia of Ancient Rome. Women from the ''gens'' include: * Domitia (aunt of Messalina), aunt of Roman emperor Nero and empress Messalina * Domitia Lep ...

'' Hintz, 1913 (Sub-Saharan Africa) * ''

Domitia lupanaria ''Domitia lupanaria'' is a species of flat-faced longhorns in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, border ...

'' Thomson, 1858 (

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) * ''

Domitia marshalli {{For, the genus of beetles, Domitia (beetle) Domitia is the name of women from the ''gens'' Domitia of Ancient Rome. Women from the ''gens'' include: * Domitia (aunt of Messalina), aunt of Roman emperor Nero and empress Messalina * Domitia Lep ...

'' Breuning, 1935 (Sub-Saharan Africa) * ''

Domitia viridipennis {{For, the genus of beetles, Domitia (beetle) Domitia is the name of women from the ''gens'' Domitia of Ancient Rome. Women from the ''gens'' include: * Domitia (aunt of Messalina), aunt of Roman emperor Nero and empress Messalina * Domitia Lep ...

'' (Chevrolat, 1855) (

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)

References

Lamiini Cerambycidae genera {{Lamiini-stub