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 170 species and subspecies (152 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
	21,966 sp/ssp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
	335 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosopocera
	303 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Alphitopola
152 sp. + 18 non-nominal subsp.

Region

Group

(Alphitopola) [170]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 152 species

Gallery

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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

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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

2025 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bouyeri n. sp. • cf. Sudre, J. & Bate, R. & Poloni, R. & Bezark, L.G. & Jiroux, E.
2025 • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) isabellae n. sp. • cf. Sudre, J. & Bate, R. & Poloni, R. & Bezark, L.G. & Jiroux, E.
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) flavoides Teocchi, 1990 • 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 • Zalatida paykullii = Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albosignata Breuning, 1938 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.
2023 • Zalatida paykullii = Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bicornuta Breuning, 1971 • cf. Bate, R. & Sudre, J. & Bate, M.D.

List of species

170 species and subspecies (152 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) bouyeri Sudre & al., 2025
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) brunneomaculata Breuning, 1936
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) camerunica (Breuning & de Jong, 1941)
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) capeneri (Hunt & Breuning, 1957)
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) capensis (Breuning, 1936)

Taxa, synonyms

9 taxa refer to Prosopocera (Alphitopola)

Alphitopola Thomson, 1857 [ sp. type : Alphitopola lactea Thomson, 1857 ]
Hodoeporus Thomson, 1858
Zalatida Fahraeus, 1873
Anybostetha Quedenfeldt, 1888
Galactesthes Fairmaire, 1897 [ sp. type : Galactesthes nivosus Fairmaire, 1897 ]
Lepesmia Breuning, 1956 [ sp. type : Lepesmia rufula Breuning, 1956 ]
Pseuderemon Breuning, 1966 [ sp. type : Pseuderemon bifuscomaculipennis Breuning, 1966 ]
Scapochariesthoides Breuning, 1974 [ sp. type : Scapochariesthoides macrophthalma Breuning, 1974 ]
Parachariesthoides Breuning, 1976 [ sp. type : Parachariesthoides allaeri Breuning, 1976 ]

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

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