Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Prosoplus atlanticus

Prosoplus atlanticus is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Prosoplus (Prosoplus) atlanticus Breuning, 1938

S. Breuning is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from Pohnei.

Prosoplus (Prosoplus) atlanticus Breuning, 1938 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.

The species divided into 3 subspecies, is combined with the Prosoplus genus ranked in the Pteropliini 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
21,802 sp/ssp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,132 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosoplus
182 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Prosoplus
155 sp/ssp.
species
atlanticus
3 subsp.


Region

World  [3]

distribution map

Distribution for subspecies of Prosoplus atlanticus



Group

atlanticus  [3]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 3 subspecies


List of species

3 subspecies

  • Prosoplus (Prosoplus) atlanticus atlanticus Breuning, 1938
  • Prosoplus (Prosoplus) atlanticus kusaiecus Gressitt, 1956
  • Prosoplus (Prosoplus) atlanticus trukensis Blair, 1940


Taxa, synonyms

5 taxa refer to Prosoplus atlanticus

  • Prosoplus atlanticus Breuning, 1938 [ type locality : Ascension I. ]
  • Prosoplus ponapensis Blair, 1940 [ type locality : Ponape I., Reitao ]
  • Prosoplus trukensis Blair, 1940 [ type locality : Ozeanien, Ruk I. ]
  • Prosoplus bimaculicollis Breuning, 1943
  • Prosoplus atlanticus kusaiecus Gressitt, 1956 [ type locality : Caroline, Kusiae I., Lelu I. ]


Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

  • Prosoplus atlanticus Breuning • Festschr. E. Strand • 1938 • 4  : 357 [ nov loc ]
  • Prosoplus ponapensis Blair • Occ. Pap. Bern. Bishop Mus. • 1940 • 16 (6)  : 152 [ nov loc ill div ]
    details

    Prosoplus ponapensis Blair • Occ. Pap. Bern. Bishop Mus. • 1940 • 16 (6) : 152

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
    • black and white drawing
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Ponape I. : Reitao
    • Ponape I. : Nanpuil I.
  • Prosoplus trukensis Blair • Occ. Pap. Bern. Bishop Mus. • 1940 • 16 (6)  : 153 [ nov loc div ]
    details

    Prosoplus trukensis Blair • Occ. Pap. Bern. Bishop Mus. • 1940 • 16 (6) : 153

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Ozeanien, Ruk I.
    • [locality type] Truk Is., Dublon I.
  • Prosoplus bimaculicollis Breuning • Fol. zool. hydrob. • 1943 • 12  : 32 [ nov ]
  • Prosoplus atlanticus = Prosoplus ponapensis ; Gressitt • Bern. Bis. Mus. • 1956 • 17 (2)  : 133
  • Prosoplus atlanticus atlanticus ; Gressitt • Bern. Bis. Mus. • 1956 • 17 (2)  : 133 [ plh ]
  • Prosoplus atlanticus trukensis ; Gressitt • Bern. Bis. Mus. • 1956 • 17 (2)  : 133 [ plh ]
  • Prosoplus atlanticus kusaiecus Gressitt • Bern. Bis. Mus. • 1956 • 17 (2)  : 134 [ nov loc ill ]
  • Prosoplus bimaculicollis ; Botero & al. • Eur. J. Taxon. • 2023 • 869  : 30 [ div ]


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