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Ceroplesis
Ceroplesis is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Ceroplesis Audinet-Serville, 1835
J.G. Audinet-Serville is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Lamia aethiops Fabricius, 1775.
Ceroplesis Audinet-Serville, 1835 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Ceroplesis has 51 species plus 7 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Ceroplesina 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 | |
20,377 sp | |
tribe | |
Ceroplesina | |
73 sp | |
genus | |
Ceroplesis | |
51 sp. + 7 non-nominal subsp. |
Region
World [58]

Distribution for species of Ceroplesis...
Distribution for species of Ceroplesis
Group
Ceroplesis [58]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online


![Ceroplesis adusta, ♀ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Gabon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CE-Ceroplesis-adusta-f-jpr19848ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Gabon
![Ceroplesis adusta, ♂ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Gabon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CE-Ceroplesis-adusta-m-jpr21361ip.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Gabon
![Ceroplesis elegans, ♂ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Saudi Arabia](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CECeroeleg14558i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Saudi Arabia
![Ceroplesis elegans, ♀ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Saudi Arabia](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CECeroeleg14557i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Saudi Arabia
![Ceroplesis orientalis, ♀ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Zimbabwe](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CECeroorie4983i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Zimbabwe
![Ceroplesis orientalis, ♂ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Zambia](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CECeroorie2866i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Zambia
![Ceroplesis calabarica calabarica, ♂ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, R. P. Congo](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CECerocala9990i.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
R. P. Congo
![Ceroplesis calabarica calabarica, ♀ [JPRC], Ceroplesina, Central African R.](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/CECerocala398i.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Ceroplesina
Central African R.
List of species
58 species and subspecies (51 species and 7 non-nominal subspecies)...
58 species and subspecies (51 species and 7 non-nominal subspecies)
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Ceroplesis adusta Harold, 1879fig.
- Cameroun, Abong-Mbang, Lomlé • 1♀ • 24 mm • iv-1969 • lam.#10016
- Cameroun, Menguémé • 1♂ • v-1998 • lam.#10018
- Cameroun, Yaoundé, Ebogo • 1♂ • 23 mm • xi-1989 • lam.#10014
- Gabon, Parc National Ivindo, Ipassa • 1♀ • 24.5 mm • xi-2017 • lam.#19848
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 24.5 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21361
- Zaïre, Kinshasa, Kingantoko • 1♀ • 23.5 mm • iii-1997 • lam.#2891
- Zaïre, Kinshasa, Kingantoko, Lac Tilapia • 1♀ • iii-1996 • lam.#2890
- Zaïre, Kivu, Irangi • 1♂ • 23 mm • ii-1985 • lam.#10015
- Togo • 1♀ • 25 mm • vi-1987 • lam.#1294
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Ceroplesis aenescens Fairmaire, 1893
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Ceroplesis aestuans (Olivier, 1800)fig.
- Bénin, Pobé • 1♂1♀ • 27.5-28.5 mm • ix-1994 • lam.#1266, 1267
- Cameroun, Yaoundé • 1♀ • viii-1967 • lam.#10001
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, forêt de Bandia • 3♂1♀ • 24.5-30 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10488, 10489, 10897, 10991
- Sénégal, Petite Côte, Nianing • 2♀ • 30.5 mm • viii-2008 • lam.#10877, 10992
- Togo, Plateau de Bani • 1♀ • 29.5 mm • vii-1992 • lam.#2887
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis aethiopica Breuning, 1974
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Ceroplesis aethiops (Fabricius, 1775)fig.
- R. S. A., Cape province, 40km Ene Clanwilliam, 32.02S 19.13E, 250mt. • 1♂2♀ • 20-26.5 mm • ix-1986 • lam.#4985, 9987, 9988
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis analeptoides Lepesme, 1950fig.
- Côte d'Ivoire, Touba • 1♂1♀ • 35-37 mm • iv-2002 • lam.#12181, 12182
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis aulica Pascoe, 1875fig.
- Congo-Brazzaville, Voka • 2♀ • 27.5 mm • v-1993 • lam.#9999, 10000
- R. P. Congo, Voka • 1♂ • 25.5 mm • xii-1974 • lam.#7410
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis bicincta (Fabricius, 1798)fig.
- Zaïre, Bandundu, Tunidia • 1♂ • 25.5 mm • iii-1989 • lam.#2882
- Zaïre, Mayamba • 1♀ • 28.5 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#9986
- Congo-Brazzaville, Voka • 1♀ • v-1990 • lam.#9985
- Congo, Brazzaville • 1♂1♀ • 25 mm • v-1990 • lam.#2360, 2361
- Congo, Voka par Boko • 1♀ • 27.5 mm • xii-1972 • lam.#9984
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis blairi Breuning, 1937fig.
- R. C. A., Mbata • 1♀ • 23.5 mm • x-1998 • lam.#10017
- Côte d'Ivoire • 1♀ • 24.5 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#3390
- R. C. I., Monogaga • 1♂ • 21.5 mm • v-2002 • lam.#12151
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis buettneri Kolbe, 1893
- Côte d'Ivoire • 1♂ • 22 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#3389
- Côte d'Ivoire, Parc d'Azagay • 1♂ • 28 mm • iv-2002 • lam.#13907
- R. C. I., Forêt de Yapo • 1♀ • 21.5 mm • xi-1987 • lam.#7423
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis burgeoni burgeoni Breuning, 1935fig.
- Zaïre, Katanga, Zilo • 1♀ • 24 mm • viii-1983 • lam.#7426
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis burgeoni ugandicola Teocchi & al., 2014
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Ceroplesis calabarica calabarica Chevrolat, 1858fig.
- R. C. A., Bangui-Bimbo, 300m • 1♂1♀ • 23 mm • iv-1980 • lam.#397, 398
- R. C. A., Bangui, Forêt de Bimbo • 1♂ • xi-1985 • lam.#2881
- Congo-Brazzaville, Voka • 1♀ • v-1993 • lam.#9989
- R. P. Congo, Djili • 1♂1♀ • 28.5 mm • ii-1978, xii-1978 • lam.#9990, 9991
- Togo, Kpalimé • 1♂1♀ • 24-28 mm • xii-1994 • lam.#2310, 2311
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis calabarica malepicta Fairmaire, 1882
- Tanzania, Mufindi, Mafinga • 1♀ • 26 mm • ix-1990 • lam.#9992
- Zimbabwe, Harare • 1♂ • 25 mm • ii-1988 • lam.#2294
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis calabarica poggei Harold, 1878
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Ceroplesis capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Ceroplesis conradti Kolbe, 1894
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Ceroplesis coussementi (Breuning, 1967)
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Ceroplesis elegans Gestro, 1889fig.
- Saudi Arabia, Al Taif Ash Shafa, 21°07'N 40°21'E, 2000m • 1♂1♀ • 26.5-28 mm • v-2004 • lam.#14557, 14558
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Ceroplesis elgonensis Aurivillius, 1923
Taxa, synonyms
3 taxa refer to Ceroplesis...
3 taxa refer to Ceroplesis
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Lamia (Ceroplesis) Audinet-Serville, 1835 [ sp. type : Lamia aethiops Fabricius, 1775 ]
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Moecha Thomson, 1860 [ sp. type : Ceroplesis hecate Chevrolat, 1855 ]
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Mimoceroplesis Breuning, 1967 [ sp. type : Mimoceroplesis coussementi Breuning, 1967 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Lamia (Ceroplesis) Audinet-Serville • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1835 • 1 (4) : 93 [ nov ]
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Ceroplesis ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 95
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Moecha Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 96 [ nov div ]
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Ceroplesis ; Fiedler • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1938 : 571 [ div ]details
Ceroplesis ; Fiedler • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1938 : 571
General information
- remark
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Mimoceroplesis Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1967 • 75 (1-2) : 84 [ nov div ]details
Mimoceroplesis Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1967 • 75 (1-2) : 84
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Ceroplesis ; Tubbs • Bull. Zool. Nom. • 1986 • 43 (3) : 243 [ div ]details
Ceroplesis ; Tubbs • Bull. Zool. Nom. • 1986 • 43 (3) : 243
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- remark
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Ceroplesis ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2021 • n.s., 41 : 69 [ syn ]details
Ceroplesis ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2021 • n.s., 41 : 69
General information
- synonymy
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Lamia (Ceroplesis) = Mimoceroplesis ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2021 • n.s., 41 : 69