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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.

The type species is Lamia fronticornis Fabricius, 1781.

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

Prosopocera (Prosopocera) has 45 species and subspecies (38 species plus 7 non-nominal subspecies). The subgenus is the nominal 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
~35,000 sp.
subfamily
Lamiinae
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Prosopocerini
333 sp/ssp.
genus
Prosopocera
301 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Prosopocera
38 sp. + 7 non-nominal subsp.

Gallery

Last images of Prosopocera (Prosopocera), to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Prosopocera gassneri, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera gassneri
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera gassneri, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon
Prosopocera gassneri
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
Prosopocera myops, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Togo
Prosopocera myops
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Togo
Prosopocera griseomaculata, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Togo
Prosopocera griseomaculata
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Togo
Prosopocera griseomaculata, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Togo
Prosopocera griseomaculata
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Togo
Prosopocera fryi, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Cameroon
Prosopocera fryi
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Cameroon
Prosopocera alboplagiata, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Ivory Coast
Prosopocera alboplagiata
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Ivory Coast
Prosopocera schoutedeni, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Cameroon
Prosopocera schoutedeni
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Cameroon
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • regional key of Prosopocera (Prosopocera) • see Veiga-Ferreira, 1966
  • regional key of Prosopocera • see Veiga-Ferreira, 1966
  • key complement of Prosopocera (Prosopocera) • see Breuning, 1950
  • key of Prosopocera • see Breuning, 1936
  • key of Prosopocera (Prosopocera) • see Breuning, 1936

Latest events

  • 2024 • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) paulae n. sp. • cf. Sudre, J. & Garnier, T.

List of species

45 species and subspecies (38 species plus 7 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) alboplagiata Jordan, 1894
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) albovestita Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) angolensis Quedenfeldt, 1885
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) antennata antennata Gahan, 1890
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) antennata quadripunctata Aurivillius, 1920
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) batoceroides Rousset & al., 2016
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) belzebuth belzebuth Thomson, 1857
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) belzebuth hintzi Aurivillius, 1922
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) belzebuth infravalida Breuning, 1970
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) bipunctata bioculata Hintz, 1911
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) bipunctata bipunctata (Drury, 1773)
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) blairi Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) brunnescens Breuning, 1967
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) callypiga (Thomson, 1857)
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) cantaloubei Breuning, 1964
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) cylindrica Aurivillius, 1903
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) decellei Breuning, 1968
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) francoisiana Lepesme, 1948
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) fryi Murray, 1871
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) fuscomaculata Breuning, 1936
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) gassneri Breuning, 1936
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) gigantea Breuning, 1950
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) griseomaculata Breuning, 1936
    fig.
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) humeralis Breuning, 1938
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) infulata Teocchi & al., 2015

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 image or data

  • Prosopocera Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4  : 337 [ nov ]
  • Anoplosthaeta Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2  : 341 [ nov ]
  • Prosopocera Blanchard • Paris, Didot • 1845 • 2  : 160 [ nov ]
  • Zalates Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 82 [ nov div ]
  • Anoplostheta ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 85
  • Prosopocera ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 90 [ div ]
  • Hagesata Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1864 • 2 (11)  : 275 [ nov ]
  • Imalmus Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1864 • 2 (11)  : 275 [ nov ]
  • Prosopocera ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 72, 376
  • Zalates ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 72, 376
  • Anoplostheta ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 74, 378
  • Prosopocera = Anoplostheta ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2)  : 159
  • Prosopocera ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2)  : 161 [ div syn ]
    details

    Prosopocera ; Jordan • Novit. Zool. • 1903 • 10 (2) : 161

    General information

    • remark
    • synonymy
  • Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 157 [ key div syn ]
    details

    Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 157

    General information

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

    Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 157, 158

    General information

    • distinctive characters ; key
  • Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 168 [ div syn ]
    details

    Prosopocera ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 168

    General information

    • description
    • synonymy
  • Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 169 [ div ]
    details

    Prosopocera (Prosopocera) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29) : 169

    General information

    • description
  • Prosopocera = Zalates ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 169
  • Prosopocera = Hagesata ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 169
  • Prosopocera = Imalmus ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1936 • 7 (20-29)  : 169
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