''Aeolesthes'' is a genus of
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 ...
s belonging to the 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 ...
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[Vitali, F., Gouverneur, X. & Chemin, G. 2017. Revision of the tribe Cerambycini: redefinition of the genera ''Trirachys'' Hope, 1843, ''Aeolesthes'' Gahan, 1890 and ''Pseudaeolesthes'' Plavilstshikov, 1931 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). ''Les Cahiers Magellanes'' 26: 40-65.][
The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia and Australia.][
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Taxonomy
The limits of the genus were redefined in 2017, removing most of the species formerly in the genus, and placing them into other genera, such as '' Derolus'', '' Dymasius'', '' Pseudaeolesthes'', and '' Trirachys''.[
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Species
*''Aeolesthes aurifaber
''Aeolesthes'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the 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, w ...
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*''Aeolesthes bilobulartus
''Aeolesthes'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.Vitali, F., Gouverneur, X. & Chemin, G. 2017. Revision of the tribe Cerambycini: redefinition of the genera ''Trirachys'' Hope, 1843, ''Aeolesthes'' Gahan, 1890 and ''Pseud ...
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*''Aeolesthes gloriosa
''Aeolesthes'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.Vitali, F., Gouverneur, X. & Chemin, G. 2017. Revision of the tribe Cerambycini: redefinition of the genera ''Trirachys'' Hope, 1843, ''Aeolesthes'' Gahan, 1890 and ''Pseud ...
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*''Aeolesthes vietnamensis
''Aeolesthes'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.Vitali, F., Gouverneur, X. & Chemin, G. 2017. Revision of the tribe Cerambycini: redefinition of the genera ''Trirachys'' Hope, 1843, ''Aeolesthes'' Gahan, 1890 and ''Pseud ...
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References
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Cerambycini
Cerambycidae genera
Taxa named by Charles Joseph Gahan