Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography
  • Figures
  • Collection

Prosopocera superba

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


Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947

S. Breuning is the author of the original taxon.

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

Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947 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
21,969 sp/ssp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
335 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosopocera
303 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Alphitopola
170 sp/ssp.
species
superba


Region

World  [1]

distribution map

Distribution for Prosopocera superba



Group

superba  [1]

Subgroup of



Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Prosopocera superba

  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947 [ type locality : Kenya Colony, Mombassa ]


Bibliography

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

  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning • Ark. Zool. • 1947 • 39 A (6)  : 41 [ nov loc ]
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Adlbauer • Linzer Biol. Beitr. • 2000 • 32 (2)  : 967 [ loc ill ]
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Adlbauer • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2005 • 52  : 16 [ loc ill div ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Adlbauer • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2005 • 52 : 16

    General information

    • description ; remark
    • color photo, ♀

    Distribution

    • Aethiopien
    • Kenya (Sud) : Voi, Umg. Sagala Lodge, 550m
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Adlbauer & Beck • Taita publ. • 2015  : 104 [ ill ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Adlbauer & Beck • Taita publ. • 2015 : 104

    General information

    • color photo, ♂ ; color photo, ♀

    Distribution

    • Aethiopien
    • Kenya
  • Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2023 • n.s., 46  : 97 [ ill div ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba ; Sudre • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2023 • n.s., 46 : 97

    General information

    • distinctive characters
    • color photo, ♂ ; ...


Figures

Some references with images to see in bibliography

  • ♂ of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947 • see Adlbauer, 2000
  • ♀ of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947 • see Adlbauer, 2005
  • ♂, ♀ of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947 • see Adlbauer & Beck, 2015
  • ♂ of Prosopocera (Alphitopola) superba Breuning, 1947 • see Sudre, 2023


Collection

2 specimens in author's collection

image of author's collection

Datas on labels

  • Ethiopie, Welenso (Negele borana), Sidamo • 1♂ • 12.5 mm • iv-1998 • lam.#3437
  • Kenya, Taita Hills • 1♂ • 13.5 mm • xii-1991 • lam.#10384