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Prosopocera
Prosopocera is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Prosopocera Blanchard, 1845
C.E. Blanchard is the author of the original taxon.
The type species is Lamia fronticornis Fabricius, 1781.
Prosopocera Blanchard, 1845 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.
Prosopocera has 15 subgenera and 271 species plus 29 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is 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 | |
20,368 sp | |
tribe | |
Prosopocerini | |
299 sp | |
genus | |
Prosopocera | |
271 sp. + 29 non-nominal subsp. |
Region
World [300]

Distribution for species of Prosopocera...
Distribution for species of Prosopocera
Group
Prosopocera [300]
Subgroup of
Gallery
Last images posted online


![Prosopocera murrea, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Kenya](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-murrea-m-KENYA-jpr22044ip.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Kenya
![Prosopocera multinigromaculata, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Kenya](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-multinigromaculata-f-KENYA-jpr22042ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Kenya
![Prosopocera cretacea, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Malawi](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-cretacea-f-jpr21322ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Malawi
![Prosopocera gracilis, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Malawi](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-gracilis-m-jpr21321ip.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Malawi
![Prosopocera peregrina, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-peregrina-f-jpr13631ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
![Prosopocera rothschildi rothschildi, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-rothschildi-f-jpr21367ip.jpg)
♀ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
![Prosopocera rothschildi rothschildi, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-rothschildi-m-jpr21366ip.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
![Prosopocera gassneri, ♂ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon](https://lamiinae.org/il/r/v/PR-Prosopocera-gassneri-m-jpr13622ip.jpg)
♂ [JPRC]
Prosopocerini
Gabon
List of species
300 species and subspecies (271 species and 29 non-nominal subspecies)...
300 species and subspecies (271 species and 29 non-nominal subspecies)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) adlbaueri Rousset & al., 2016
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) aemilii Aurivillius, 1907fig.
- Cameroun, Province du Centre, Mbingam • 1♂ • 22 mm • viii-2014 • lam.#21314
- Centrafrique, La Maboké • 1♀ • 21.5 mm • iii-1988 • lam.#3455
- Gabon, Parc National de Waka • 1♀ • 22.5 mm • xi-2009 • lam.#13620
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 22 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21363
- Côte d'Ivoire • 1♂ • 21 mm • xii-1998 • lam.#3397
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) alba Breuning, 1938
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albicollis Breuning, 1936
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) alboguttata (Aurivillius, 1910)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albomaculata Breuning, 1936
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) albosignata Breuning, 1938
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) allaeri (Breuning, 1976)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) alluaudi (Breuning, 1956)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) antennalis (Gahan, 1898)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) apralutea Breuning, 1977
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) aristocratica (Thomson, 1868)fig.
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♂ • 15 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21347
- Gabon, Tchimbele • 1♀ • 20.5 mm • ii-2007 • lam.#13628
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) arrowiana (Breuning, 1936)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) balteata (Aurivillius, 1911)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bamakai Lepesme & Breuning, 1953fig.
- Gabon, Province de l'Estuaire, PN des Monts de Cristal, Station de Kinguélé • 1♀ • 16 mm • xi-2019 • lam.#21349
- Côte d'Ivoire • 1♂ • 12 mm • x-1998 • lam.#3402
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bamakoi Breuning
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bella Breuning, 1936
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bettoni (Gahan, 1898)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bivittata (Aurivillius, 1913)
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Prosopocera (Alphitopola) bivitticollis Breuning, 1961
Taxa, synonyms
34 taxa refer to Prosopocera...
34 taxa refer to Prosopocera
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Anoplosthaeta Dejean, 1835 [ sp. type : Lamia lactator Fabricius, 1801 ]
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Prosopocera Blanchard, 1845 [ sp. type : Lamia fronticornis Fabricius, 1781 ]
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Anoplostheta Reiche, 1850 [ sp. type : Lamia lactator Fabricius, 1801 ]
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Tecton Chevrolat, 1855 [ sp. type : Tecton quadrisignatum Chevrolat, 1855 ]
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Alphitopola Thomson, 1857 [ sp. type : Alphitopola lactea Thomson, 1857 ]
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Hodoeporus Thomson, 1858
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Zalates Thomson, 1860 [ sp. type : Ceroplesis callypiga Thomson, 1857 ]
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Hagesata Pascoe, 1864 [ sp. type : Hagesata foxcroftii Pascoe, 1864 ]
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Imalmus Pascoe, 1864 [ sp. type : Imalmus capito Pascoe, 1864 ]
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Hierogyna Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Hierogyna argus Thomson, 1868 ]
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Zalatida Fahraeus, 1873
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Anybostetha Quedenfeldt, 1888
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Dalterus Fairmaire, 1892 [ sp. type : Dalterus auberti Fairmaire, 1892 ]
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Timoreticus Peringuey, 1896 [ sp. type : Monohammus degeeri Fahraeus, 1872 ]
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Galactesthes Fairmaire, 1897 [ sp. type : Galactesthes nivosus Fairmaire, 1897 ]
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Ochropyga Aurivillius, 1913 [ sp. type : Lamia (Tragocephala) glaucina Westwood, 1845 ]
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Prosopocera (Parapocera) Breuning, 1936
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Lepesmia Breuning, 1956 [ sp. type : Lepesmia rufula Breuning, 1956 ]
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Pseuderemon Breuning, 1966 [ sp. type : Pseuderemon bifuscomaculipennis Breuning, 1966 ]
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Prosopocera (Parapoceroides) Breuning, 1970 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Parapoceroides) dalteroides Breuning, 1970 ]
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Prosopocera (Callicera) Breuning & Teocchi, 1974
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Scapochariesthoides Breuning, 1974 [ sp. type : Scapochariesthoides macrophthalma Breuning, 1974 ]
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Parachariesthoides Breuning, 1976 [ sp. type : Parachariesthoides allaeri Breuning, 1976 ]
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Parapterochaos Breuning, 1977 [ sp. type : Sternodonta princeps Hope, 1843 ]
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Prosopocera (Kallikera) Teocchi, 1985
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Prosopocera (Carayonida) Teocchi, 1986 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Carayonida) jacobeae Teocchi, 1986 ]
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Prosopocera (Paralphitopola) Teocchi, 1989 [ sp. type : Alphitopola maculosa Pascoe, 1858 ]
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Megaloharpya Allard, 1993 [ sp. type : Megaloharpya lequeuxi Allard, 1993 ]
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Prosopocera (Amylopola) Teocchi, 1998 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Amylopola) ornata Teocchi, 1998 ]
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Prosopocera (Dalterogyna) Teocchi, 1999 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Dalterogyna) vuattouxi Teocchi, 1999 ]
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Prosopocera (Musala) Teocchi, 2000 [ sp. type : Alphitopola flavoguttata Aurivillius, 1913 ]
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Prosopocera (Jirouxia) Teocchi & Sudre, 2002 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Jirouxia) legrandi Teocchi & Sudre, 2002 ]
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Prosopocera (Nyassapola) Sudre & Teocchi, 2002 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Nyassapola) longipalpa Sudre & Teocchi, 2002 ]
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Prosopocera (Tragopola) Sudre & Teocchi, 2002 [ sp. type : Prosopocera (Tragopola) murphyi Sudre & Teocchi, 2002 ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Prosopocera Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 337 [ nov ]
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Alphitopola Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2, 4 : 348 [ nov ]
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Anoplosthaeta Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1835 • ed. 2 : 341 [ nov ]
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Aphitopola Dejean • Méquignon-Marvis, Paris • 1837 • ed. 3, 5 : 375 [ nov ]
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Prosopocera Blanchard • Paris, Didot • 1845 • 2 : 160 [ nov ]
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Tecton Chevrolat • Rev. Mag. Zool. • 1855 • 2 (7) : 185 [ nov ]
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Alphitopola Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 299, 489, 515 [ nov div syn ]
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Alphitopola = Aphitopola ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1 : 299
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Hodoeporus Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 188 [ nov div ]details
Hodoeporus Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1858 • 2 : 188
General information
- description
- new taxon/name
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Alphitopola ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 42, 68 [ div syn ]
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Alphitopola = Hodoeporus ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 68
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Zalates Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 82 [ nov div ]
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Anoplostheta ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 85
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Prosopocera ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 90 [ div ]
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Imalmus Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1864 • 2 (11) : 275 [ nov ]
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Hagesata Pascoe • The J. Entomol. • 1864 • 2 (11) : 275 [ nov ]
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Prosopocera ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 72, 376
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Alphitopola ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 72, 376
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Zalates ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 72, 376
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Anoplostheta ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 74, 378