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- Taxa, synonyms
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- Collection
Cereopsius quaestor
Cereopsius quaestor is the scientific name of a group -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 is cited from Luzon.
Cereopsius quaestor (Newman, 1842) is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Cereopsius ranked in the tribe Lamiini.
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 | |
21,941 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Lamiini | |
1,864 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Cereopsius | |
35 sp/ssp. | |
species | |
quaestor | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Cereopsius quaestor
Group
quaestor [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Cereopsius Quaestor, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Cereopsius quaestor, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, Philippines (Leyte)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOCerequaenigr14923i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Philippines (Leyte)
![Cereopsius quaestor, ♂ [JPRC], Lamiini, Philippines (Leyte)](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/MOCerequaenigr14294i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Philippines (Leyte)
Taxa, synonyms
8 taxa refer to Cereopsius quaestor
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Monohammus quaestor Newman, 1842 [ type locality : Manilla ]
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Cereopsius praetorius nigrobasalis Kriesche, 1928 [ type locality : Siargao, Dapa ]
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Cereopsius quaestor var. connecta Fisher, 1934 [ type locality : Mindanao ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. bivittatus Breuning, 1950 [ type locality : Mindanao ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. postreductus Breuning, 1954 [ type locality : Nord Luzon ]
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Cereopsius mimospilotus Breuning, 1980 [ type locality : Philippines, Mindanao ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus Breuning, 1980 [ type locality : Mindanao, Agusan del Norte ]
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Cereopsius cabigasi Vives, 2005 [ type locality : Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon ]
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 praetorius nigrobasalis 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 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
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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. bivittatus Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 515 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. bivittatus Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 515
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Mindanao
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Cereopsius quaestor m. postreductus Breuning • Bull. Inst. roy. Sc.nat. Belg. • 1954 • 30 (11) : 7 [ nov loc ]
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Cereopsius quaestor ; Gilmour • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 747 [ key div ]
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Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56 (2) : 172 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus 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 mimospilotus Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56 (2) : 172 [ nov loc div ]details
Cereopsius mimospilotus Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56 (2) : 172
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Philippines, Mindanao
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Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus ; Hüdepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31 (32) : 185 [ div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor m. reductemaculatus ; Hüdepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31 (32) : 185
General information
- remark
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Cereopsius cabigasi Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2005 • 49 : 10 [ nov loc ill div ]details
Cereopsius cabigasi Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2005 • 49 : 10
General information
- description ; distinctive characters
- color photo, holotype, ♂
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Philippines, Mindanao : Bukidnon
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Cereopsius quaestor var. connecta ; Lingafelter & al. • Smithson. Inst. Schol. Press • 2014 : 349 [ ill ]
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Cereopsius mimospilotus ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14 [ ill syn ]details
Cereopsius mimospilotus ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14
General information
- color photo, holotype
- synonymy
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Cereopsius mimospilotus = Cereopsius cabigasi ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14
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Cereopsius mimospilotus ; Medina & al. • Zootaxa • 2021 • 5061 (2) : 385 [ loc ]details
Cereopsius mimospilotus ; Medina & al. • Zootaxa • 2021 • 5061 (2) : 385
Distribution
- Philippines, Mindanao : Bukidnon, Zamboanga del Norte
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Cereopsius quaestor ; Medina & al. • Zootaxa • 2021 • 5061 (2) : 385 [ loc div ]details
Cereopsius quaestor ; Medina & al. • Zootaxa • 2021 • 5061 (2) : 385
General information
- note
Distribution
- Philippines, Mindanao : Siargao, Agusan del Norte, Lanao del Sur
- Philippines, Leyte
- Philippines, Luzon : Manila
- Ambon
- Ceram
- Buru
- Halmahera
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Cereopsius quaestor (Newman, 1842) • see Breuning, 1944
- Cereopsius quaestor m. nigrobasalis Kriesche, 1928 • see Breuning, 1944
- Holotype ♂ of Cereopsius cabigasi Vives, 2005 • see Vives, 2005
- Holotype of Cereopsius quaestor var. connecta Fisher, 1934 • see Lingafelter & al., 2014
- Holotype of Cereopsius mimospilotus Breuning, 1980 • see Chemin & Vives, 2017
- ♂ of Cereopsius quaestor (Newman, 1842) • see Vitali & Porco, 2022
- ♂, ♀ of Cereopsius mimospilotus Breuning, 1980 • see Vitali & Porco, 2022
- ♂ of Cereopsius cabigasi Vives, 2005 • see Vitali & Porco, 2022
- ♀ of Cereopsius quaestor m. nigrobasalis Kriesche, 1928 • see Vitali & Porco, 2022
Collection
21 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♂7♀ • 15-22 mm • xi-2010, iv-2013, v-2013, vi-2013, xi-2013 • lam.#14295, 14296, 16914, 16915, 16917, 16918, 16919, 16921
- Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon, Mt. Nebo • 1♂ • 20 mm • v-1993 • lam.#1613
- 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