Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae

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Prosopocera (Hierogyna)

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

Prosopocera (Hierogyna) Thomson, 1868

J. Thomson is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Hierogyna argus Thomson, 1868.

Prosopocera (Hierogyna) Thomson, 1868 is the full name of the group-subgenus in the taxonomic classification system.

Prosopocera (Hierogyna) has 18 species plus 1 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
20,379 sp
tribe
Prosopocerini
298 sp
genus
Prosopocera
270 sp
subgenus
Hierogyna
18 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.

Gallery

Last images posted online

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Prosopocera peregrina, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera peregrina
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera argus argus, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera argus argus
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera argus argus, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera argus argus
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera itzingeri, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera itzingeri
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera uniformis, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, R. D. Congo
Prosopocera uniformis
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
R. D. Congo
Prosopocera viridifulgens, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Ivory Coast
Prosopocera viridifulgens
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Ivory Coast
Prosopocera bicolor, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Ivory Coast
Prosopocera bicolor
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Ivory Coast
Prosopocera luteomarmorata, Prosopocerini, Zambia
Prosopocera luteomarmorata
Prosopocerini
Zambia
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography...

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Prosopocera (Hierogyna) • see Breuning, 1936

List of species

19 species and subspecies (18 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)...

19 species and subspecies (18 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) albovariegata (Breuning, 1936)
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) aliena Harold, 1879
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) argus argus (Thomson, 1868)
    fig.
    • Gabon, Waka • 1♂1♀ • 25-27 mm • xi-2009 • lam.#13621, 13626
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) argus obydovi Teocchi & al., 2011
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) bicolor (Westwood, 1844)
    fig.
    • Côte d'Ivoire, Fresco • 1♂1♀ • 18.5-19 mm • xii-2009, v-2010 • lam.#13064, 13899
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) decemmaculata Breuning, 1938
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) itzingeri Breuning, 1936
    fig.
    • Cameroun, Province du Centre, Menguene - Boné • 1♂1♀ • 23.5-27 mm • i-2014, iii-2014 • lam.#21306, 21307
    • Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♀ • 27 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21336
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) luteomarmorata Breuning, 1936
    fig.
    • Zambie, Province du Centre, Mfwanta, alt. 1429m • 1lam. • 20.5 mm • xi-2006 • lam.#9593
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) mozambica (Peringuey, 1896)
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) ochreosparsa Breuning, 1939
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) parallela (Breuning, 1936)
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) peregrina (Hintz, 1911)
    fig.
    • Gabon, Mboka • 1♀ • 26.5 mm • iii-2010 • lam.#13631
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) plagifera Aurivillius, 1907
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) prasina Breuning, 1936
    • Sierra Leone, Northern Prov., Bumbuna • 1♂ • 23.5 mm • vi-1986 • lam.#3430
    • Togo, Préfecture de Kloto, Forêt de Missahoé • 1♀ • 28 mm • v-2012 • lam.#21304
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) prasinoides Breuning, 1977
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) regalis Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) spinicollis Breuning, 1976
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) uniformis (Waterhouse, 1898)
    fig.
    • Belgian Congo, Kinda, Katanga • 1♂ • 24.5 mm • lam.#12855
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) viridifulgens Breuning, 1936
    fig.
    • Cameroun, Province du Centre, Mbingam • 1♂ • 28 mm • i-2018 • lam.#21305
    • Côte d'Ivoire • 1♂1♀ • x-1998 • lam.#3352, 3353
    • Côte d'Ivoire, Fresco • 1♀ • 27.5 mm • iii-2010 • lam.#13061
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas

Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Prosopocera (Hierogyna)...

1 taxon refers to Prosopocera (Hierogyna)

  • Hierogyna Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Hierogyna argus Thomson, 1868 ]

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

  • Hierogyna Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6)  : 166 [ nov ]
  • Hierogyna ; Lacordaire • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6)  : 396, 398
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 157, 159 [ key div ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Hierogyna) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 157, 159

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 182 [ div ]
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9 (1-2)  : 244 [ div ]
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