Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

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 19 species and subspecies (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
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
333 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosopocera
301 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Hierogyna
18 sp. + 1 non-nominal subsp.

Gallery

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

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

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

List of species

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

  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) albovariegata (Breuning, 1936)
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) aliena Harold, 1879
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) argus argus (Thomson, 1868)
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) argus obydovi Teocchi & al., 2011
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) bicolor (Westwood, 1844)
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) decemmaculata Breuning, 1938
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) itzingeri Breuning, 1936
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) luteomarmorata Breuning, 1936
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) mozambica (Peringuey, 1896)
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) ochreosparsa Breuning, 1939
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) parallela (Breuning, 1936)
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) peregrina (Hintz, 1911)
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) plagifera Aurivillius, 1907
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) prasina Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) prasinoides Breuning, 1977
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) regalis Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) spinicollis Breuning, 1976
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) uniformis (Waterhouse, 1898)
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Hierogyna) viridifulgens Breuning, 1936
    fig.

Taxa, synonyms

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

  • 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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