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Cereopsius quaestor
Cereopsius quaestor is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Cereopsius quaestor (Newman, 1842)
E. Newman is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description comes from Philippines, Luzon.
Cereopsius quaestor (Newman, 1842) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Cereopsius genus ranked in the Lamiini tribe of Lamiinae.
Classification
kingdom | |
Animalia | |
~1,200,000 sp. | |
phylum | |
Arthropoda | |
~1,000,000 sp. | |
class | |
Insecta | |
~830,000 sp. | |
order | |
Coleoptera | |
~350,000 sp. | |
family | |
Cerambycidae | |
~35,000 sp. | |
subfamily | |
Lamiinae | |
20,060 sp. | |
tribe | |
Lamiini | |
1,524 sp. | |
genus | |
Cereopsius | |
32 sp. | |
species | |
quaestor | |
Region

Distribution for Cereopsius quaestor
Group
quaestor
Subgroup of
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♀
Lamiini
Leyte

♂
Lamiini
Leyte
Taxa, synonyms
11 taxa refer to Cereopsius quaestor
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Monohammus quaestor Newman, 1842 [ type locality : Manilla ]
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Cereopsius luctuosus Pascoe, 1866
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Cereopsius tricinctus Pascoe, 1866 [ type locality : Batchian ]
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Cereopsius praetorius nigrobasalis Kriesche, 1928 [ type locality : Siargao I., Dapa ]
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Cereopsius quaestor var. connecta Fisher, 1934 [ type locality : Mindanao ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. confluens Breuning, 1944 [ type locality : Ceram ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. bivittatus Breuning, 1950 [ type locality : Mindanao ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. albosignatus Breuning, 1954 [ type locality : Halmaheira, Tobelo ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. postreductus Breuning, 1954 [ type locality : Luzon ]
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Cereopsius quaestor var. mansulae Gilmour, 1956 [ type locality : Ceram, Manuela ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus Breuning, 1980 [ type locality : Mindanao, Agusan del Norte ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Monohammus quaestor Newman • The Entomologist • 1842 • 1, 17 : 276 [ nov loc ]
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Cereopsius luctuosus Newman in Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3, 3, 3 : 238 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius luctuosus Newman in Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3, 3, 3 : 238
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- Goram
- Ceram
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Cereopsius tricinctus Newman in Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3, 3, 3 : 239 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius tricinctus Newman in Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1866 • 3, 3, 3 : 239
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Batchian
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Cereopsius praetorius nigrobasalis Newman in Kriesche • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1928 : 45 [ nov loc ]
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Cereopsius praetorius quaestor ; Kriesche • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1928 : 45
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Cereopsius quaestor var. connecta Newman in Fisher • Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg. • 1934 • 10, 15 : 2 [ nov loc ]
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Cereopsius quaestor ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1943 • 13-14, 89-137 : 163 [ div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1943 • 13-14, 89-137 : 163
General information
- distinctive characters
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Cereopsius quaestor ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349 [ ill div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349
General information
- description
- black and white drawing
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Cereopsius quaestor m. nigrobasalis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349 [ ill div syn ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. nigrobasalis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349
General information
- distinctive characters
- black and white drawing, part
- synonymy
Distribution
- Mindanao
- Siargao I.
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Cereopsius praetorius nigrobasalis = Cereopsius quaestor var. connecta ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349
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Cereopsius quaestor m. tricinctus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349 [ loc ill div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. tricinctus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349
General information
- distinctive characters
- black and white drawing, part
Distribution
- Mindanao
- Buru
- Batjan
- Gilolo
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Cereopsius quaestor m. luctuosus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349 [ loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. luctuosus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349
General information
- distinctive characters
Distribution
- Amboine
- Ceram : Coram
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Cereopsius quaestor m. confluens Newman in Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. confluens Newman in Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13, 107-137 : 349
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Ceram
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Cereopsius quaestor m. bivittatus Newman in Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 515 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. bivittatus Newman in Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 515
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Mindanao
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Cereopsius quaestor m. postreductus Newman in Breuning • Bull. Inst. roy. Sc.nat. Belg. • 1954 • 30, 11 : 7 [ nov loc ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. albosignatus Newman in Breuning • Bull. Inst. roy. Sc.nat. Belg. • 1954 • 30, 11 : 7 [ nov loc ]
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Cereopsius quaestor var. mansulae Newman in Gilmour • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 747 [ nov loc div ]
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Cereopsius quaestor ; Gilmour • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 747 [ key div ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus Newman in Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56, 2 : 172 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus Newman in Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56, 2 : 172
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Mindanao : Agusan del Norte
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Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus ; Hudepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31, 32 : 185 [ div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus ; Hudepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31, 32 : 185
General information
- remark
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
Collection
19 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Philippinen, Leyte • 1♀ • 23 mm • iii-2010 • lam.#14293
- Philippines, Leyte • 2♂2♀ • 21-22 mm • iii-2010, iv-2011 • lam.#14294, 14922, 14923, 14924
- Philippines, Mindanao • 1♀ • 22 mm • iv-1995 • lam.#13992
- Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon • 1♂6♀ • 15-22 mm • xi-2010, iv-2013, v-2013, vi-2013 • lam.#14295, 14296, 16914, 16915, 16917, 16918, 16919
- Philippines, Mindanao, Cotabato, Magpet • 1♂1♀ • 19-21.5 mm • ii-2014 • lam.#17187, 17188
- Philippines, Mindanao, Mt. Apo • 1♂1♀ • 20-21 mm • x-2013 • lam.#16916, 17030
- Philippines, Mindanao, Surigao del Sur • 1♀ • 24.5 mm • lam.#17029
- Philippines, Sibuyan, Romblon • 1♀ • 20.5 mm • vi-1992 • lam.#8098