''Aleiphaquilon'' is a genus of Long-Horned Beetles in the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

. There are about nine described species in ''Aleiphaquilon'', found in South America.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus ''Aleiphaquilon'': * '' Aleiphaquilon castaneum'' (Gounelle, 1911) (

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, and

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) * '' Aleiphaquilon eburneum'' Mermudes & Monné, 1999 (Brazil) * '' Aleiphaquilon myrmex'' Napp & Martins, 1984 (

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) * '' Aleiphaquilon plaumanni'' Martins, 1975 (Brazil,

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, and Bolivia) * '' Aleiphaquilon rugosum'' Martins & Galileo, 1994 (Bolivia and Brazil) * '' Aleiphaquilon taeniatum'' Mermudes & Monné, 1999 (Brazil) * '' Aleiphaquilon tasyba'' Galileo & Martins, 2009 (Bolivia and Brazil) * '' Aleiphaquilon tricolor'' Martins, 1975 (Brazil and Bolivia) * '' Aleiphaquilon una'' Mermudes & Monné, 1999 (Brazil)

References

Callidiopini {{Cerambycinae-stub