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Prosopocera (Alphitopola)
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -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 149 species plus 18 non-nominal subspecies. The subgenus is a subdivision of Prosopocera, genus ranked in the Prosopocerini 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 | |
20,326 sp. | |
tribe | |
Prosopocerini | |
299 sp. | |
genus | |
Prosopocera | |
271 sp. | |
subgenus | |
Alphitopola | |
149 sp. |
Region
World [167]

Distribution for species of Prosopocera (Alphitopola)...
Distribution for species of Prosopocera (Alphitopola)
Group
(Alphitopola) [167]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online



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Prosopocerini
Kenya

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Prosopocerini
Kenya

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Prosopocerini
Malawi

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Prosopocerini
Malawi

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Prosopocerini
Gabon

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Prosopocerini
Gabon

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Prosopocerini
Gabon

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Prosopocerini
Gabon
Key to subgroups
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...
Some keys and updates found in the bibliography
List of species
167 species and subspecies (149 species and 18 non-nominal subspecies)...
167 species and subspecies (149 species and 18 non-nominal subspecies)
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Prosopocera adlbaueri Rousset & al., 2016
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Prosopocera aemilii Aurivillius, 1907image
- Cameroun, Province du Centre, Mbingam • 1♂ • 22 mm • viii-2014 • lam.#21314
- Centrafrique, La Maboké • 1♀ • 21.5 mm • iii-1988 • lam.#3455
- Gabon, Parc National de Waka • 1♀ • 22.5 mm • xi-2009 • lam.#13620
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 22 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21363
- Côte d'Ivoire • 1♂ • 21 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#3397
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Prosopocera alba Breuning, 1938
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Prosopocera albicollis Breuning, 1936
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Prosopocera alboguttata (Aurivillius, 1910)
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Prosopocera albomaculata Breuning, 1936
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Prosopocera albosignata Breuning, 1938
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Prosopocera allaeri (Breuning, 1976)
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Prosopocera alluaudi (Breuning, 1956)
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Prosopocera antennalis (Gahan, 1898)
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Prosopocera apralutea Breuning, 1977
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Prosopocera aristocratica (Thomson, 1868)image
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 15 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21347
- Gabon, Tchimbele • 1♀ • 20.5 mm • ii-2007 • lam.#13628
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Prosopocera arrowiana (Breuning, 1936)
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Prosopocera balteata (Aurivillius, 1911)
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Prosopocera bamakai Lepesme & Breuning, 1953image
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♀ • 16 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21349
- Côte d'Ivoire • 1♂ • 12 mm • x-1998 • lam.#3402
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Prosopocera bamakoi Breuning
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Prosopocera bella Breuning, 1936
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Prosopocera bettoni (Gahan, 1898)
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Prosopocera bivittata (Aurivillius, 1913)
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Prosopocera bivitticollis Breuning, 1961
Taxa, synonyms
9 taxa refer to Prosopocera (Alphitopola)...
9 taxa refer to Prosopocera (Alphitopola)
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Alphitopola Thomson, 1857 [ sp. type : Alphitopola lactea Thomson, 1857 ]
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Hodoeporus Thomson, 1858
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Zalatida Fahraeus, 1873
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Anybostetha Quedenfeldt, 1888
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Galactesthes Fairmaire, 1897 [ sp. type : Galactesthes nivosus Fairmaire, 1897 ]
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Lepesmia Breuning, 1956 [ sp. type : Lepesmia rufula Breuning, 1956 ]
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Pseuderemon Breuning, 1966 [ sp. type : Pseuderemon bifuscomaculipennis Breuning, 1966 ]
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Scapochariesthoides Breuning, 1974 [ sp. type : Scapochariesthoides macrophthalma Breuning, 1974 ]
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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...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Alphitopola Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 348 [ nov ]
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Aphitopola Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1837 • ed. 3, 5 : 375 [ nov ]
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Alphitopola Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 299, 489, 515 [ nov div syn ]
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Alphitopola = Aphitopola ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 299
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Hodoeporus Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 188 [ nov div ]details
Hodoeporus Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 188
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Alphitopola ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 42, 68 [ div syn ]
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Alphitopola = Hodoeporus ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 68
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Alphitopola ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 72, 376
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Zalatida Fahraeus • Oefvers. Vet. Ak. Förh. • 1873 • 29, 2 : 33 [ nov ]
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Anybostetha Quedenfeldt • Berl. ent. Zs. • 1888 • 32 : 201 [ nov ]
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Galactesthes Fairmaire • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 1897 • 66 : 152 [ nov ]
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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
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 196 [ div syn ]
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Alphitopola = Zalatida ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 196
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Alphitopola = Anybostetha ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 196
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Prosopocera (Alphitola) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8, 4-8 : 35
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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
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) ; Lepesme & Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 661 [ key div ]
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Lepesmia Breuning • Longicornia • 1956 • 3 : 672 [ nov div ]
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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