''Cathexis'' 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 at least two described species in ''Cathexis'', found in

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and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

Species

These two species belong to the genus ''Cathexis'': * ''

Cathexis longimana ''Cathexis longimana'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pascoe in 1859. It is known from Argentina and Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South Americ ...

'' (Pascoe, 1859) (Argentina, Brazil) * ''

Cathexis vitticollis ''Cathexis vitticollis'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Zajciw in 1967. It is known from Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is t ...

'' Zajciw, 1967 (Brazil)

References

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