longhorn beetle
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
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
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
). Within the family, the only subfamily of comparable diversity is the
Lamiinae
Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity within the family only by the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Tribes
The tribal ...
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Distribution
Cerambycines are found worldwide; in the Americas, especially widely distributed in the
neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
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regions.
Identification
The major distinguishing factors are the bluntness of the last segment of the maxillary palp, its slanting or near vertical face, the rounded
pronotum
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum ( dorsal), the prosternum ( ventral), and the propleuron ( lateral) o ...
, and the elytra are often the widest in the middle.Bug Guide /ref>
Bimiini
Bimiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera and species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* Genus ''Adalbus''
** '' Adalbus crassico ...
Lacordaire, 1868
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Bothriospilini
Bothriospilini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae. The tribe was proposed in 1950 by Brazilian entomologist Frederico Lane as a member of the new subfamily Bothriospilinae, and with '' Bothriospila'' assigned as the type genus. T ...
Callichromatini
Callichromatini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, which include the following genera:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* '' Agaleptoides'' Lepesme, 1956
* '' Agal ...
Blanchard, 1845
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Callidiini
Callidiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:
* ''Agada'' Fairmaire, 1892
* '' Callidiellum'' Linsley, 1940
* '' Callidium'' Fabricius, 1775
* ''Calydon'' Thomson, 1864
* '' Delagrangeus'' Pic, ...
Mulsant, 1839
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Callidiopini
Callidiopini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Genera
''Biolib''BioLib.cz Callidiopini Lacordaire, 1869
Lacordaire, 1868
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Cerambycini
Cerambycini is a tribe of longhorn beetles classified under the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Description
Members of Cerambycini are generally large reddish-brown beetles with elongated bodies. The frons have pronounced furrows. The eyes are large, c ...
Compsocerini
Compsocerini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:
* ''Acabyara''
* ''Achenoderus''
* '' Acrocyrtidus''
* '' Aglaoschema''
* ''Caperonotus''
* ''Chaetosopus''
* ''Chlorethe''
* ''Compsoceridius''
* ...
Curiini
Curiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, ...
Eburiini
Eburiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, synonymous with the tribe Heteropsini Lacordaire, 1868, containing the following genera:
* '' Beraba'' Martins, 1997
* '' Cupanoscelis'' Gounelle, 1909
* '' Dioridium'' Zajciw, 1961
* ...
Elaphidiini
Elaphidiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, historically also often spelled "Elaphidionini".
Eligmodermini
Eligmodermini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera and species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* Genus ''Acanthoibidion''
** ''Acan ...
Lacordaire, 1868
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Erlandiini
Erlandiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the single genus ''Erlandia'' and the following species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* '' Erlandia ...
Aurivillius, 1912
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Eroschemini
Eroschematini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Genera
# ''Chaodalis'' Pascoe, 1865
# ''Eroschema'' Pascoe, 1859
# ''Tethlimmena'' Bates, 1872
Selected species
Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the ...
Heteropsini
Heteropsini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, synonymous with the tribe Eburiini Blanchard, 1845, containing the following genera:
* ''Beraba'' Martins, 1997
* ''Cupanoscelis'' Gounelle, 1909
* ''Dioridium'' Zajciw, 1961
* '' ...
Lacordaire 1868
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Hexoplonini
Ibidionini (a.k.a. Hexoplonini & Neoibidionini) is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
Genera
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Hyboderini
Hyboderini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera and species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* Genus ''Hybodera''
** '' Hybodera de ...
Ibidionini
Ibidionini (a.k.a. Hexoplonini & Neoibidionini) is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
Genera
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Methiini
Methiini is an obsolete tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, now placed in the Xystrocerini.
It contained the following genera:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* '' ...
Necydalopsini
Necydalopsini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* '' Abaiba''
* '' Austronecydalopsis''
* '' Euc ...
Lacordaire, 1868
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Neocorini
Neocorini is an obsolete tribe of beetlesBezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. in the subfamily Cerambycinae, now placed in the Callidiopini.
It contained the following genera:
* '' ...
Obriini
Obriini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily CerambycinaeBezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
Genera
The following are included in ''BioLib.cz'':Oedenoderini Aurivillius, 1912
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Oemini
Oemini is an obsolete tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, now placed in the Xystrocerini.
It contained the following genera:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* '' Am ...
Phoracanthini
Phoracanthini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the tribe Phoracanthini:Wang, Quiao; The phoracanthine beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae): taxonomic overview and ge ...
Piezocerini
Piezocerini is a tribe of beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Co ...
Rhinotragini
Rhinotragini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Genera
Rhinotragini contains the following genera:
* '' Acatinga'' Santos-Silva, Martins & Clarke, 2010
* '' Acorethra'' Bates, 1873
* '' Acutiphoderes'' Clarke, 2015
* '' Acy ...
Tillomorphini
Tillomorphini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* ''Arawakia''
* ''Bonfilsia''
* ''Calliclytus''
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Lacordaire, 1869
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Torneutini
Torneutini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* ''Coccoderus''
* ''Diploschema''
* ''Dragomiris'' ...
Thomson, 1861
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Trachyderini
Trachyderini is a tribe of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 140 genera and 650 described species in Trachyderini.
Selected genera
* '' Aegoidus''
* '' Aethecerinus'' Fall & Cockerell, 1907
* '' Allopeplus'' ...
Unxiini
Unxiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, found in South America.
The following genera belong to this tribe:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* '' Allopeba'' Na ...
Napp, 2007
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Uracanthini
Uracanthini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing 6 genera.Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Retrieved on 29 November 2023.
Genera
*'' Aethiora'' Pascoe, 1865
*'' Emenica'' Pascoe, ...
Xystrocerini
Xystrocerini is a tribe of longhorn beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, erected by Blanchard in 1845.
Genera
The following are included in ''BioLib.cz'':
Blanchard, 1845
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incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...