Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae

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Prosopocera (Prosopocera)

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

Prosopocera (Prosopocera) Blanchard, 1845

C. E. Blanchard is the author of the original taxon.

Prosopocera (Prosopocera) Blanchard, 1845 is the full name of the group-subgenus in the taxonomic classification system.

Prosopocera (Prosopocera) has 37 species. The subgenus is the nominate 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
~40,000 sp.
subfamily
Lamiinae
19,966 sp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
295 sp.
genus
Prosopocera
267 sp.
subgenus
Prosopocera
37 sp.

Gallery

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Prosopocera gassneri, ♂, Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera gassneri
♂
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera schoutedeni, ♂, Prosopocerini, Cameroon
Prosopocera schoutedeni
♂
Prosopocerini
Cameroon
Prosopocera signatifrons, ♀, Prosopocerini, Togo
Prosopocera signatifrons
♀
Prosopocerini
Togo
Prosopocera bipunctata bioculata, ♂, Prosopocerini, Cameroon
Prosopocera bipunctata bioculata
♂
Prosopocerini
Cameroon
Prosopocera alboplagiata, ♀, Prosopocerini, Ivory Coast
Prosopocera alboplagiata
♀
Prosopocerini
Ivory Coast
Prosopocera myops, ♂, Prosopocerini, Cameroon
Prosopocera myops
♂
Prosopocerini
Cameroon
Prosopocera princeps, ♀, Prosopocerini, Ivory Coast
Prosopocera princeps
♀
Prosopocerini
Ivory Coast
Prosopocera lactator lactator, ♀, Prosopocerini, Tanzania
Prosopocera lactator lactator
♀
Prosopocerini
Tanzania

Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

List of species

44 species and subspecies

  • Prosopocera alboplagiata Jordan, 1894
    • Ivory Coast • Forêt du Banco • 1♀ • 26 mm • ii-2010 • lam.#13060
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
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  • Prosopocera albovestita Breuning, 1936
    • Cameroon • Centre, Ebogo • 1♀ • 19.5 mm • ix-2016 • lam.#21324
    • Cameroon • Megueme, Bane • 1♀ • 21 mm • xi-2011 • lam.#16102
    • Cameroon • Mengueme • 1♀ • 19 mm • xi-2004 • lam.#13658
    • Cameroon • Reg. Mbalmayo, Mengueme • 1♀ • 18 mm • xi-2009 • lam.#13624
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera angolensis Quedenfeldt, 1885
  • Prosopocera antennata antennata Gahan, 1890
    • Benin • Atogon • 1♂1♀ • 22-25.5 mm • v-1995 • lam.#3421, 3422
    • Ivory Coast • Forêt du Banco • 1♀ • 22 mm • xi-2010 • lam.#13902
    • Tanzania • near Babati • 1♂1♀ • 21-26.5 mm • xii-1997 • lam.#10390, 10391
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
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  • Prosopocera antennata quadripunctata Aurivillius, 1920
    • Nigeria • Calabar • 1♀ • 26.5 mm • lam.#3423
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
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  • Prosopocera batoceroides Rousset & al., 2016
  • Prosopocera belzebuth belzebuth Thomson, 1857
    • Ivory Coast • 2♂ • 20-24.5 mm • x-1998 • lam.#3350, 3351
    • Ivory Coast • Forêt de Yapo • 1♀ • 19 mm • x-1999 • lam.#13898
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera belzebuth hintzi Aurivillius, 1922
  • Prosopocera belzebuth infravalida Breuning, 1970
  • Prosopocera bipunctata bioculata Hintz, 1911
    • Cameroon • Obout • 1♀ • 26.5 mm • xii-2009 • lam.#13938
    • Cameroon • Prov. Centre • 2♂ • 26 mm • xii-1995 • lam.#3173, 13939
    • R. P. Congo • Brazzaville • 1♂1♀ • 22-23 mm • i-1988 • lam.#3427, 3428
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
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  • Prosopocera bipunctata bipunctata (Drury, 1773)
    • Cameroon • 1♂1♀ • 23.5 mm • lam.#3425, 3426
    • Ivory Coast • 1♂1♀ • 28-29 mm • x-1998 • lam.#3354, 3355
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
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    picture
  • Prosopocera blairi Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera brunnescens Breuning, 1967
  • Prosopocera callypiga (Thomson, 1857)
  • Prosopocera cantaloubei Breuning, 1964
  • Prosopocera cylindrica Aurivillius, 1903
    • Cameroon • Ebogo • 1♀ • ii-1991 • lam.#1565
    • Cameroon • Prov. Centre • 1♀ • xii-1995 • lam.#3174
    • Cameroon • Yaoundé, Ebogo • 1♀ • 21.5 mm • iii-1990 • lam.#4708
    • Cameroon • Yde Mt. Akoak-Ndue • 1♂1♀ • 19-22.5 mm • xi-1991 • lam.#7919, 7920
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera decellei Breuning, 1968
  • Prosopocera francoisiana Lepesme, 1948
  • Prosopocera fryi Murray, 1871
    • Cameroon • Province du Centre, Mbingam • 1♀ • 35 mm • i-2018 • lam.#21288
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Prosopocera fuscomaculata Breuning, 1936

Taxa, synonyms

9 taxa refer to Prosopocera (Prosopocera)

  • Anoplosthaeta Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Lamia lactator Fabricius, 1801 ]
  • Prosopocera Blanchard, 1845 [ sp. type : Lamia fronticornis Fabricius, 1781 ]
  • Anoplostheta Reiche, 1850 [ sp. type : Lamia lactator Fabricius, 1801 ]
  • Zalates Thomson, 1860 [ sp. type : Ceroplesis callypiga Thomson, 1857 ]
  • Hagesata Pascoe, 1864 [ sp. type : Hagesata foxcroftii Pascoe, 1864 ]
  • Imalmus Pascoe, 1864 [ sp. type : Imalmus capito Pascoe, 1864 ]
  • Prosopocera (Parapoceroides) Breuning, 1970 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Parapoceroides) dalteroides Breuning, 1970 ]
  • Parapterochaos Breuning, 1977 [ sp. type : Sternodonta princeps Hope, 1843 ]
  • Megaloharpya Allard, 1993 [ sp. type : Megaloharpya lequeuxi Allard, 1993 ]

Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or illustration or data

  • Anoplosthaeta ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282  : 76 [ cit div ]
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    Anoplosthaeta ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 76 [ cit div ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282  : 76 [ cit div ]
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    Prosopocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 76 [ cit div ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282  : 91 [ cit div ]
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    Prosopocera ; Bousquet & Bouchard • ZooKeys • 2013 • 282 : 91 [ cit div ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Sama • Entomologia Africana • 2009 • 14, 2  : 24 [ cit div ]
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    Prosopocera ; Sama • Entomologia Africana • 2009 • 14, 2 : 24 [ cit div ]

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  • Megaloharpya Allard • Sciences Nat • 1993  : 24 [ nov ]
  • Parapterochaos Breuning • Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. • 1977 • ser. 2, 43, 4  : 268 [ nov div ]
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    Parapterochaos Breuning • Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. • 1977 • ser. 2, 43, 4 : 268 [ nov div ]

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  • Prosopocera (Parapoceroides) Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1970 • 32, A, 3  : 723 [ nov div ]
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    Prosopocera (Parapoceroides) Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1970 • 32, A, 3 : 723 [ nov div ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9, 1-2  : 241 [ cit loc key div ]
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    Prosopocera ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9, 1-2 : 241 [ cit loc key div ]

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  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9, 1-2  : 244 [ cit key div ]
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    Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9, 1-2 : 244 [ cit key div ]

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  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1  : 523 [ cit key ]
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    Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Longicornia • 1950 • 1 : 523 [ cit key ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 157 [ cit key div syn ]
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    Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 157 [ cit key div syn ]

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  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 157, 158 [ cit key div ]
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    Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 157, 158 [ cit key div ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 168 [ cit div syn ]
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    Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 168 [ cit div syn ]

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  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 169 [ cit div ]
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    Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29 : 169 [ cit div ]

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  • Prosopocera = Zalates ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 169 [ cit ]
  • Prosopocera = Hagesata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 169 [ cit ]
  • Prosopocera = Imalmus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7, 20-29  : 169 [ cit ]
  • Prosopocera = Anoplostheta ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10, 2  : 159 [ cit ]
  • Prosopocera ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10, 2  : 161 [ cit div syn ]
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    Prosopocera ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10, 2 : 161 [ cit div syn ]

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  • Prosopocera ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 72, 376 [ cit ]
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