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Prosopocera (Alphitopola)

Prosopocera (Alphitopola) is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Prosopocera (Alphitopola) Thomson, 1857

J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Alphitopola lactea Thomson, 1857.

Prosopocera (Alphitopola) Thomson, 1857 is the full name of the group-subgenus in the taxonomic classification system.

Prosopocera (Alphitopola) has 168 species and subspecies (150 species plus 18 non-nominal subspecies). The subgenus is a subdivision of Prosopocera, genus ranked in the tribe Prosopocerini.


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
21,904 sp/ssp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
333 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosopocera
301 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Alphitopola
150 sp. + 18 non-nominal subsp.


Group

(Alphitopola)  [168]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 150 species


Gallery

Last images of Prosopocera (Alphitopola), to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Prosopocera murrea, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Kenya
Prosopocera murrea
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Kenya
Prosopocera multinigromaculata, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Kenya
Prosopocera multinigromaculata
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Kenya
Prosopocera cretacea, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Malawi
Prosopocera cretacea
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Malawi
Prosopocera gracilis, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Malawi
Prosopocera gracilis
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Malawi
Prosopocera mediovittata, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera mediovittata
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera aristocratica, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera aristocratica
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera aemilii, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera aemilii
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera bamakai, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera bamakai
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
nop=0


Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) • see Lepesme & Breuning, 1956
  • key complement of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) • see Breuning, 1948
  • key of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) • see Breuning, 1936


Latest events

  • 2024 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) vivesi n. sp. • cf. Sudre, J. & Garnier, T.
  • 2023 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) lerui n. sp. • cf. J. Sudre
  • 2023 • Alphitopola gahani = Prosopocera (Dalterus) matillai Baguena Corella, 1952 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.
  • 2023 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) infragrisea = Prosopocera (Dalterus) flava Breuning, 1981 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.
  • 2023 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) infragrisea = Prosopocera (Dalterus) holoflava Breuning, 1981 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.
  • 2023 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) infragrisea = Prosopocera (Dalterus) flavoides Teocchi, 1990 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.
  • 2023 • Zalatida paykullii = Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bicornuta Breuning, 1971 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.
  • 2023 • Zalatida paykullii = Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albosignata Breuning, 1938 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.


List of species

168 species and subspecies (150 species plus 18 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) adlbaueri Rousset & al., 2016
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) aemilii Aurivillius, 1907
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) alba Breuning, 1938
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albicollis Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) alboguttata (Aurivillius, 1910)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albomaculata Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) allaeri (Breuning, 1976)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) alluaudi (Breuning, 1956)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) antennalis (Gahan, 1898)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) apralutea Breuning, 1977
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) aristocratica (Thomson, 1868)
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) arrowiana (Breuning, 1936)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) balteata (Aurivillius, 1911)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bamakai Lepesme & Breuning, 1953
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bamakoi Breuning
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bella Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bettoni (Gahan, 1898)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bivittata (Aurivillius, 1913)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bivitticollis Breuning, 1961
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bouteti (Lepesme, 1947)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) brunneomaculata Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) camerunica (Breuning & de Jong, 1941)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) capeneri (Hunt & Breuning, 1957)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) capensis (Breuning, 1936)
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) carlovitalii Sudre, 2021


Taxa, synonyms

9 taxa refer to Prosopocera (Alphitopola)



Bibliography

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

  • Alphitopola Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4  : 348 [ nov ]
  • Aphitopola Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1837 • ed. 3, 5  : 375 [ nov ]
  • Alphitopola Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1  : 299, 489, 515 [ nov div syn ]
  • Alphitopola = Aphitopola ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1  : 299
  • Hodoeporus Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2  : 188 [ nov div ]
    details

    Hodoeporus Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 188

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name
  • Alphitopola ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 42, 68 [ div syn ]
  • Alphitopola = Hodoeporus ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 68
  • Alphitopola ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 72, 376
  • Zalatida Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29 (2)  : 33 [ nov ]
  • Anybostetha Quedenfeldt • Berl. ent. Zs. • 1888 • 32  : 201 [ nov ]
  • Galactesthes Fairmaire • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1897 • 66  : 152 [ nov ]
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 158, 162 [ key div syn ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 158, 162

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; key
    • synonymy
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 196 [ div syn ]
  • Alphitopola = Zalatida ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 196
  • Alphitopola = Anybostetha ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 196
  • Prosopocera (Alphitola) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8 (4-8)  : 35
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Breuning • Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg. • 1948 • 24 (38)  : 23 [ key ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Breuning • Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg. • 1948 • 24 (38) : 23

    General information

    • key update element
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3  : 661 [ key div ]
  • Lepesmia Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3  : 672 [ nov div ]
  • Pseuderemon Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1966 • 74 (1-2)  : 181 [ nov div ]
    details

    Pseuderemon Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1966 • 74 (1-2) : 181

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name