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Prosopocera quadrisignata
Prosopocera quadrisignata is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata (Chevrolat, 1855)
L.A. Chevrolat is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Vieux Calabar.
Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata (Chevrolat, 1855) 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 | |
21,951 sp/ssp. | |
tribe | |
Prosopocerini | |
333 sp/ssp. | |
genus | |
Prosopocera | |
301 sp/ssp. | |
subgenus | |
Tecton | |
2 sp. | |
species | |
quadrisignata | |
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Prosopocera quadrisignata
Group
quadrisignata [1]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images of Prosopocera Quadrisignata, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection
![Prosopocera quadrisignata [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Cameroon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PRProsquad13627i.jpg)
Prosopocerini
Cameroon
Taxa, synonyms
2 taxa refer to Prosopocera quadrisignata
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Tecton quadrisignatum Chevrolat, 1855 [ type locality : Vieux Calabar ]
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) quadrisignata m. dorsomaculata Breuning, 1938 [ type locality : Congo belge, Eala ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Tecton quadrisignatum Chevrolat • Rev. Mag. Zool. • 1855 • 2 (7) : 185 [ nov loc des/m ]
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Tecton quadrisignatum ; Murray • The Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. • 1871 • 4 (7) : 38 [ ill ]
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) quadrisignata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 205 [ loc ill ]
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) quadrisignata m. dorsomaculata Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8 (4-8) : 36 [ nov loc div ]details
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) quadrisignata m. dorsomaculata Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8 (4-8) : 36
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Congo belge : Eala
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) quadrisignata ; Lepesme • I.F.A.N., Catalogues • 1953 • 11 : 47 [ loc ]
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Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata m. dorsomaculata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2004 • 38 : 7
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Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 98 : 7 [ loc ]details
Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata ; Teocchi & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2009 • 98 : 7
Distribution
- Côte d'Ivoire : forêt de Mopri, Tiassalé
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Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 28 [ ill div ]details
Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata ; Sudre & al. • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2019 • n.s., 34 : 28
General information
- distinctive characters
- color photo, holotype
Distribution
- Guinée
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
- Cameroun
- Gabon
- Malawi
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Tecton quadrisignatum Chevrolat, 1855 • see Murray, 1871
- Prosopocera (Alphitopola) quadrisignata (Chevrolat, 1855) • see Breuning, 1936
- Holotype of Prosopocera (Tecton) quadrisignata (Chevrolat, 1855) • see Sudre & al., 2019
Collection
1 specimen in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Cameroun, Obout • 1lam. • 21 mm • ii-2009 • lam.#13627