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Checklist for Genus Prionus Geoffroy, 1762 (Giant root borers)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
234
35522
419905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
189
32170
363924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
101
19878
180235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cerambycoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
5664
41365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCerambycidae
Latreille, 1802
Long Horn beetles, Long-horned beetles, Longhorn Beetle
5635
41267
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPrioninae
Latreille, 1804
297
1553
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePrionini
Latreille, 1802
35
299
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPrionus
Geoffroy, 1762
Giant root borers
123Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 123 Species
Prionus Geoffroy, 1967Giant root borers139SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
123 Species and 16 Subspecies
Prionus (Antennalia) fissicornis Haldeman, 1848
Prionus (Antennalia) parviceps (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus fissicornis Haldeman, 1848
Prionus (Antennalia) thoracicus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus fissicornis Haldeman, 1848
Prionus (Antennalia) transversus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus fissicornis Haldeman, 1848
Prionus (Brachyprionus) brachypterus (Jakovlev, 1887)⇒ Psilotarsus brachypterus brachypterus Danilevsky, 2000
Prionus brachypterus aralensis Danilevsky, 2000
Prionus brachypterus brachypterus Plavilstshikov, 1936
Prionus (Derobrachus) laticollis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Prionus laticollis Drury, 1773
Prionus (Homaesthesis) arenarius Hovore, 1981
Prionus (Homaesthesis) emarginatus Say, 1824
Prionus (Homaesthesis) integer LeConte, 1851
Prionus (Homaesthesis) linsleyi Hovore, 1981
Prionus (Homaesthesis) palparis Say, 1824
Prionus (Homaesthesis) rhodocerus Linsley, 1957
Prionus (Homaesthesis) simplex (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus debilis Casey, 1891
Prionus (Homaesthesis) spinipennis Hovore & Tur..., 1984
Prionus (Lobarthron) balassogloi (Jakovlev, 1885)⇒ Lobarthron balassogloi Jakovlev, 1885
Prionus balassogloi balassogloi Jakovlev, 1885
Prionus balassogloi brevispinus Jakovlev, 1885
Prionus (Mesoprionus) angustatus (Jakovlev, 1887)⇒ Mesoprionus angustatus Jakovlev, 1887
Prionus (Mesoprionus) asiaticus (Faldermann, 1837)⇒ Mesoprionus asiaticus Faldermann, 1837
Prionus (Mesoprionus) besikanus (Fairmaire, 1855)⇒ Mesoprionus besikanus Fairmaire, 1855
Prionus (Mesoprionus) persicus (Redtenbacher, 1850)⇒ Mesoprionus besikanus Fairmaire, 1855
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) aztecus (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus batesi Lameere, 1920
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) batesi Lameere, 1920
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) cuneatus Casey, 1924
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) curticollis Casey, 1912
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) debilis Casey, 1891
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) imbricornis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Prionus debilis Casey, 1891
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) robustus Brimley, 1938
Prionus (Neopolyarthron) townsendi Casey, 1912
Prionus (Orthomegas) cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aulacotoma tenuelimbata Nonfried, 1892
Prionus (Polyarthron) pectinicornis (Olivier, 1795)⇒ Polyarthron pectinicornis Fabricius, 1792
Prionus (Prionellus) frosti (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus laticollis Drury, 1773
Prionus (Prionellus) oblongus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus laticollis Drury, 1773
Prionus (Prionus) acomanus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) alutaceus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) angustulus (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) bicolor (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus pocularis Dalman, 1817
Prionus (Prionus) boppei Lameere, 1912
Prionus (Prionus) californicus Motschulsky, 1845California prionus
Prionus (Prionus) consors (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) coriarius Linnaeus, 1758Anner
Prionus (Prionus) corpulentus Bates, 1878
Prionus (Prionus) curvatus (Lacordaire, 1869)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) delavayi Fairmaire, 1887
Prionus delavayi delavayi Fairmaire, 1887
Prionus delavayi lorenci Drumont & Ko..., 2006
Prionus (Prionus) elegans (Demelt, 1972)⇒ Derancistrus elegans Palisot de B..., 1805
Prionus (Prionus) evae Demelt, 1972
Prionus (Prionus) fissifrons (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) flohri (Bates, 1884)⇒ Prionus townsendi Casey, 1912
Prionus (Prionus) fontinalis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus heroicus Semenov, 1908
Prionus (Prionus) gahani (Lameere, 1912)⇒ Prionus lameerei Semenov, 1927
Prionus (Prionus) galantiorum Drumont & Ko..., 2006
Prionus (Prionus) heroicus Semenov, 1908
Prionus (Prionus) hintoni Linsley, 1935
Prionus (Prionus) howdeni Chemsak, 1979
Prionus (Prionus) humeralis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) ineptus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus ineptus ambiguus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus ineptus uintanus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) insularis Motschulsky, 1857
Prionus insularis insularis Motschulsky, 1857
Prionus insularis tetanicus Pascoe, 1867
Prionus insularis yakushimanus Ohbayashi, 1964
Prionus (Prionus) kempi (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus laticollis Drury, 1773
Prionus (Prionus) komiyai Lorenc, 1999
Prionus (Prionus) kucerai Drumont & Ko..., 2006
Prionus (Prionus) lameerei Semenov, 1927
Prionus (Prionus) laminicornis Fairmaire, 1897
Prionus (Prionus) laticollis Drury, 1773Broad Necked Prionus
Prionus (Prionus) lecontei Lameere, 1912
Prionus (Prionus) mexicanus (Bates, 1884)⇒ Prionus batesi Lameere, 1920
Prionus (Prionus) murzini Drumont & Ko..., 2006
Prionus (Prionus) nakamurai Ohbayashi N...., 1985
Prionus (Prionus) nanus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) obliquicornis (White, 1853)⇒ Prionus pocularis Dalman, 1817
Prionus (Prionus) orbiceps (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) plumicornis Pu, 1987
Prionus (Prionus) pocularis Dalman, 1817Tooth-Necked Longhorn Beetle
Prionus (Prionus) potaninei Lameere, 1912
Prionus (Prionus) poultoni Lameere, 1912
Prionus (Prionus) puae Drumont & Ko..., 2006
Prionus (Prionus) punctulatus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) scabripunctatus Hayashi, 1971
Prionus (Prionus) scutellaris (Germar, 1817)⇒ Prinobius myardi Mulsant, 1842
Prionus (Prionus) sejunctus Hayashi, 1959
Prionus (Prionus) serriger (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) sifanicus Plavilstshikov, 1934
Prionus (Prionus) siskai Drumont & Ko..., 2006
Prionus (Prionus) solidus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) spaldingi (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) spiculosus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus spiculosus coloradensis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) stultus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus stultus parvicollis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) suspectus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) terminalis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) tetricus (Alexander, 1958)⇒ Prionus heroicus Semenov, 1908
Prionus (Prionus) texanus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus (Prionus) tristis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus heroicus Semenov, 1908
Prionus (Prionus) tumidus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus heroicus Semenov, 1908
Prionus (Prionus) unilamellatus Pu, 1987
Prionus (Prionus) vastus (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus heroicus Semenov, 1908
Prionus (Psilotarsus) brachypterus (Gebler, 1830)⇒ Psilotarsus brachypterus Gebler, 1830
Prionus brachypterus pubiventris Semenov, 1900
Prionus (Psilotarsus) elliotti (Gahan, 1906)⇒ Psilotarsus ellioti Gahan, 1906
Prionus (Psilotarsus) heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888)⇒ Psilotarsus heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888
Prionus heydeni arkitensis Danilevsky, 2000
Prionus heydeni heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888
Prionus (Psilotarsus) turkestanicus (Semenov, 1888)⇒ Psilotarsus turkestanicus Semenov, 1888
Prionus (Riponus) diversus Casey, 1912
Prionus (Trichoprionus) aureopilosus Fragoso & Mo..., 1982
Prionus antiquus Giebel, 1856
Prionus besicanus (Pic, 1897)⇒ Mesoprionus besikanus Fairmaire, 1855
Prionus brunneus
Prionus crassicornis (Melsheimer, 1853)⇒ Prionus californicus Motschulsky, 1845
Prionus debiliceps (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus emarginatus Say, 1824
Prionus evoluticornis Komiya & Nog..., 2014
Prionus geminus
Prionus igai (Matsushita, 1941)⇒ Dorysthenes igai Matsushita, 1941
Prionus lefebvrei (Marseul, 1856)⇒ Mesoprionus besikanus Fairmaire, 1855
Prionus liasinus Geinitz, 1894
Prionus mali X.i.Drumont ..., 2015
Prionus margelanicus Théry, 1896
Prionus nigrescens (Casey, 1924)⇒ Prionus laticollis Drury, 1773
Prionus ohbayashii Komiya, 2009
Prionus ooliticus Brodie, 1845
Prionus paradoxus (Faldermann, 1833)⇒ Dorysthenes paradoxus Faldermann, 1833
Prionus prionus DeGeer, 1775
Prionus proximans
Prionus pubicollis (Casey, 1912)⇒ Prionus emarginatus Say, 1824
Prionus rhodanensis B. Riou, 1999
Prionus sinuatus L. Piton, 1940
Prionus sterbai Heyrovsky, 1941
Prionus umbrinus E. F. Germar, 1837
Prionus unipectinatus (Lameere, 1912)⇒ Monocladum unipectinatum White, 1853
Prionus vartianorum Fuchs, 1967


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