Dorcasominae is a subfamily in the longhorn beetle 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 14 genera and more than 30 described species in Dorcasominae, found mainly in Asia and Africa. These genera are sometimes considered members of the tribe Dorcasomini, which would be the only tribe of this subfamily. This classification is in accordance with the TITAN Cerambycidae database,
[ Catalogue of Life,][ and Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World.][ It is similar to that of Bouchard et al. in "Family-group names in Coleoptera", 2011.][
In addition to the 14 genera currently in Dorcasominae, this subfamily formerly contained more than 100 genera in following tribes:][
* Apatophyseini (now in subfamily Apatophyseinae with 98 genera)
* Protaxini (now in subfamily ]Cerambycinae
Cerambycinae is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily has a world-wide distribution including: Asia, Europe and the Americas (with 430 species in 130 genera in the neotropical realm). Within the family, the only ...
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* Trigonarthrini (now in subfamily Cerambycinae)
* Trypogeini (now genus Trypogeus of this subfamily)
Genera
These 14 genera belong to the subfamily Dorcasominae:[
* '' Afroartelida'' Vives & Adlbauer, 2005
* '' Afrocrisis'' Vives, 2009
* '' Apterotoxitiadella'' Bjørnstad, 2017
* '']Apterotoxitiades
''Apterotoxitiades'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. There are at least two described species in ''Apterotoxitiades'', found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the South ...
'' Adlbauer, 2008
* ''Borneophysis
''Borneophysis'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Borneophysis chewi''. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, s ...
'' Vives & Heffern, 2006
* ''Capetoxotus
''Capetoxotus'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Capetoxotus rugosus''. It is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Afr ...
'' Tippmann, 1959
* ''Dorcasomus
''Dorcasomus'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. There are about nine described species in ''Dorcasomus'', found in Africa.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Dorcasomus'':
* '' Dorcasomus batesi'' Quentin & Vi ...
'' Audinet-Serville, 1834
* ''Kudekanye
''Kudekanye'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Kudekanye suidafrika'', found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, so ...
'' Rice, 2008
* ''Lycosomus
''Lycosomus'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Lycosomus mirabilis'', found in Cameroon and Madagascar.
This species was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
Per Olof Christoph ...
'' Aurivillius, 1903
* ''Microcapnolymma
''Microcapnolymma'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Microcapnolymma angustata'', found in Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the ...
'' Pic, 1928
* ''Micrometopus
''Micrometopus'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Micrometopus punctipennis'', found in Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, cen ...
'' Quedenfeldt, 1885
* ''Otteissa
''Otteissa sericea'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus ''Otteissa''. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe, Pascoe in 1864. It can be found in South Africa.
Description
Male Otteiss ...
'' Pascoe, 1864
* ''Pachyticon
''Pachyticon'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, ''Pachyticon brunneum'', found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, so ...
'' Thomson, 1857
* '' Trypogeus'' Lacordaire, 1869
References
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