Princeps is a Latin word meaning "first in time or order; the first, foremost, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble; the first man, first person". As a title, princeps originated in the Roman Republic wherein the leading member of the Senate was designated princeps senatus. It is primarily associated with the Roman emperors as an unofficial title first adopted by Augustus in 23 BC. Its use in this context continued until the regime of Diocletian at the end of the third century. He preferred the title of dominus, meaning "lord" or "master". As a result, the Roman Empire from Augustus to Diocletian is termed the "principate" (principatus) and from Diocletian onwards as the "dominate" (dominatus). Other historians define the reign of Augustus to Severus Alexander as the Principate, and the period afterwards as the "Autocracy".
The princeps senatus, in English the leader of the senate, was the first member by precedence on the membership rolls of the Roman Senate. Although officially out of the cursus honorum and possessing no imperium, this office conferred prestige on the senator holding it.
The Principate is the form of imperial government of the Roman Empire from the beginning of the reign of Augustus in 27 BC to the end of the Crisis of the Third Century in AD 284, after which it evolved into the Dominate.
The scaly-breasted kingfisher or regent kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to central and southwestern Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist, montane forests.
Prosopocera is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae.
Prosopocera lactator, the Turquoise Longhorn, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae.
Prosopocerini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Thomson in 1868.
Prosopocera bipunctata is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773, from Sierra Leone.
Prosopocera albovestita is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1936. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Prosopocera fuscomaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1936. It is known from the Republic of the Congo.
Prosopocera gassneri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1936. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Cameroon.
Prosopocera gigantea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1950. It is known from Tanzania and Malawi.
Prosopocera usambarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1954.
Prosopocera angolensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Quedenfeldt in 1885. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa.
Prosopocera antennata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1890. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa.
Prosopocera belzebuth is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1857. It is known from Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, Togo, Senegal, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Prosopocera viridegrisea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hintz in 1911. It is known from Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.
Prosopocera callypiga is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1857, originally under the genus Ceroplesis. It is known from Tanzania, and possibly South Africa.
Prosopocera fryi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Murray in 1871. It is known from Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It contains the varietas Prosopocera fryi var. ochreomaculata.
Prosopocera myops is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chevrolat in 1855. It is known from Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone.
