Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae

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Prosopocera speciosa

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

Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa Breuning, 1938

S. Breuning is the author of the original taxon.

The type specimen used for original description is cited from Mozambique.

Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa Breuning, 1938 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
21,948 sp/ssp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
333 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosopocera
301 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Alphitopola
168 sp/ssp.
species
speciosa

Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Prosopocera speciosa

Group

speciosa  [1]

Subgroup of

Taxa, synonyms

3 taxa refer to Prosopocera speciosa

  • Prosopocera (Alphitola) speciosa Breuning, 1938 [ type locality : Mozambique, Magude ]
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) violaceogrisea Hunt & Breuning, 1955
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) subhologrisea Breuning, 1981 [ type locality : Transvaal, Potgietersrus Distr., Limburg ]

Bibliography

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

  • Prosopocera (Alphitola) speciosa Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8 (4-8)  : 35 [ nov loc div ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitola) speciosa Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1938 • 8 (4-8) : 35

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Mozambique : Magude
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) violaceogrisea Hunt & Breuning • Durb. Mus. Nov. • 1955 • 4 (11)  : 157 [ nov ]
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa ; Hunt & Breuning • Durb. Mus. Nov. • 1956 • 4 (19)  : 337
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa ; Veiga-Ferreira • Revta. Ent. Moçambique • 1966 • 9 (1-2)  : 257 [ ill ]
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) subhologrisea Breuning • Fol. Entomol. Hung. • 1981 • 42 (34) 2  : 38 [ nov loc ill div ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) subhologrisea Breuning • Fol. Entomol. Hung. • 1981 • 42 (34) 2 : 38

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • black and white photo, holotype
    • new taxon/name

    Distribution

    • [locality type] Transvaal : Potgietersrus Distr., Limburg
    • Transvaal : Lydenburg Distr., Penge
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2003 • 20  : 5 [ loc div syn ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2003 • 20 : 5

    General information

    • remark
    • synonymy

    Distribution

    • Zululand : Maputa
    • Transvaal : Potgietersrus Distr., Limburg ; Lydenburg Distr., Penge
    • Mozambique : Magude
  • Prosopocera (Alphitola) speciosa = Prosopocera (Alphitopola) violaceogrisea ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2003 • 20  : 5
  • Prosopocera (Alphitola) speciosa = Prosopocera (Alphitopola) subhologrisea ; Teocchi & Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2003 • 20  : 5

Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) speciosa Breuning, 1938 • see Veiga-Ferreira, 1966
  • Holotype of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) subhologrisea Breuning, 1981 • see Breuning, 1981
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