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Prosopocera inermis
Prosopocera inermis is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis Aurivillius, 1891
C. Aurivillius is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Namibia.
Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis Aurivillius, 1891 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the genus Prosopocera 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 | |
21,940 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Prosopocerini | |
333 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Prosopocera | |
301 sp/ssp. | |
subgenus | |
Dalterus | |
47 sp/ssp. | |
species | |
inermis | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Prosopocera inermis
Group
inermis [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Prosopocera Inermis, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

♂
Prosopocerini
Tanzania
Taxa, synonyms
8 taxa refer to Prosopocera inermis
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Prosopocera inermis Aurivillius, 1891 [ type locality : Namibie, Fluss Swakop ]
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Prosopocera lutulenta Gahan, 1894 [ type locality : Somali ]
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Prosopocera minor Hintz, 1909 [ type locality : Deutsch-Ostafrika, Lindi ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ab. viridescens Breuning, 1936 [ type locality : Kenya, Samburu ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) madagascariensis Breuning, 1965 [ type locality : Madagascar, Lamboo ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) leucomarmorata Breuning, 1966 [ type locality : Rhodésie, Umtali ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) alboampliata Breuning, 1981 [ type locality : Transvaal, Mmabolela estate, 22°40'S - 28°15'E ]
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Prosopocera (Prosopocera) serowensis Breuning, 1986 [ type locality : Botswana, Swaneng Hill, Serowe ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Prosopocera inermis Aurivillius • Ent. Tidskr. • 1891 • 12 : 104 [ nov loc ]
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Prosopocera lutulenta Gahan • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1894 • 6 (14) : 409 [ nov loc ]
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Prosopocera minor Hintz • Deutsche Ent. Z. • 1909 : 558 [ nov loc ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 191 [ syn ]
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Prosopocera inermis = Prosopocera lutulenta ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 191
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ab. viridescens Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 192 [ nov loc ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) minor ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8 (4-8) : 35
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ; Breuning • Att. Soc. It. Sc. Nat. • 1940 • 79 (19) : 160 [ loc ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) minor ; Lepesme & Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1955 • 17 A (3) : 849 [ loc ]details
Prosopocera (Dalterus) minor ; Lepesme & Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1955 • 17 A (3) : 849
Distribution
- R. Saharienne : Oued Eir
- Tchad : Chibina
- Uganda : Turkana Prov
- Kenya : Kulat, Thika River
- Tanganyika : Indi
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) minor ; Villiers • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1962 • 24 A (4) : 1123 [ loc ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) madagascariensis Breuning • Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse • 1965 : 52 [ nov loc div ]details
Prosopocera (Dalterus) madagascariensis Breuning • Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse • 1965 : 52
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Madagascar : Lamboo
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) leucomarmorata Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1966 • 74 (1-2) : 178 [ nov loc div ]details
Prosopocera (Dalterus) leucomarmorata Breuning • Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. • 1966 • 74 (1-2) : 178
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Rhodésie : Umtali
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9 (1-2) : 272 [ ill ]
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Prosopocera (Prosopocera) inermis ; Breuning & Villiers • Monit. Zool. Italiano • 1972 • 4 (11) : 257
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) alboampliata Breuning • Fol. Entomol. Hung. • 1981 • 42 (34) 2 : 57 [ nov loc div ]details
Prosopocera (Dalterus) alboampliata Breuning • Fol. Entomol. Hung. • 1981 • 42 (34) 2 : 57
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Transvaal : Mmabolela estate, 22°40'S - 28°15'E
- Transvaal : Rhenosterkop, portion 28
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1983 • 45 A (1-2) : 131 [ syn ]
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Prosopocera inermis = Prosopocera minor ; Breuning & Teocchi • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1983 • 45 A (1-2) : 131
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Prosopocera (Prosopocera) serowensis Breuning • Natura Jutlandica • 1986 • 22 (1) : 48, 62 [ nov loc ill div ]details
Prosopocera (Prosopocera) serowensis Breuning • Natura Jutlandica • 1986 • 22 (1) : 48, 62
General information
- description
- black and white photo, holotype
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Botswana : Swaneng Hill, Serowe
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Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ; Teocchi • Bull. Sciences Nat • 1990 • 68 : 28 [ syn ]details
Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis ; Teocchi • Bull. Sciences Nat • 1990 • 68 : 28
General information
- synonymy
Distribution
- Natal
- Transvaal
- Zaïre
- Angola
- Somalie
- Tanzanie : Tsavo National Park
- Mozambique
- Betchuanaland : Fleuve Svakop
- Botswana : Swaneng Hill, près de Serowe
- Damaraland
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Prosopocera inermis = Prosopocera (Prosopocera) serowensis ; Teocchi • Bull. Sciences Nat • 1990 • 68 : 28
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis Aurivillius, 1891 • see Veiga-Ferreira, 1966
- Holotype of Prosopocera (Prosopocera) serowensis Breuning, 1986 • see Breuning, 1986
- Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis Aurivillius, 1891 • see Adlbauer, 1997
- ♂, ♀ of Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis Aurivillius, 1891 • see Adlbauer, 2001
- ♂, ♀ of Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis Aurivillius, 1891 • see Adlbauer & Beck, 2015
Collection
8 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Botswana, near Tom Bourke • 1♂ • 18.5 mm • xii-2001 • lam.#7403
- Eswatini, Manzini P., Dombeya Wildlife Es., 26°21'29''S 31°32'58''E, 415m • 1♀ • 20.5 mm • ii-2020 • lam.#21570
- Ethiopie, Gamo Goffa, 8km S Key Afer, 920m, N 05°26'59'' E 36°44'42'' • 1♀ • v-2008 • lam.#11724
- S.W. Africa, 60km S Okerhornein • 1♂ • 17 mm • iii-1988 • lam.#12864
- South African Republic, Kwazulu Natal, Ndumo Game Reserve, 26°54'S 32°19'E, 80m • 1♂1♀ • 16-22 mm • i-2019 • lam.#20683, 20684
- Transvaal, near Thabazimbi • 1♂ • 20.5 mm • xi-1997 • lam.#3417
- Tanzanie, Morogoro reg., Savanne Malolo, 593m • 1♂ • 16.5 mm • ii-2004 • lam.#9852