''Euporus'' 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 large 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 ...

in the family of

longhorn beetle 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 Antenn ...

s (Cerambycidae).

Appearance

Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic

. The head is slightly snout-shaped and elongated. The antennae are usually longer than the body, and rather thin. The pronotum is rounded without teeth on the sides. The coverts are almost evenly wide. The hind legs are particularly long, the thighs thickened at the tip.

Life cycle

The larvae develop in the wood of deciduous trees.

Prevalence

The genus is widespread in Africa.

Systematic division

* Order

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 ...

, Coleoptera

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

, 1758 ** Suborder

Polyphaga Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the b ...

Emery, 1886 *** group (infraorder)

Cucujiformia Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing most plant-eating beetles. The infraorder contains the seven superfamilies: * Chrysomeloidea (~7 families including longhorn beetles and leaf beetles) * Cleroidea (checkered be ...

Lameere, 1938 **** Superfamily

Chrysomeloidea The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species. The largest families are Cerambycidae, long-horned beetles, with more than 35,000 species, and Chrysomelidae, leaf beetles, with more than 13,000 speci ...

Latreille, 1802 (=Phytophaga) ***** 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 ...

Latreille, 1802 ****** Subfamily

Latreille, 1802 ******* Tribe

Callichromatini Callichromatini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, which includes the following genera: Genera These 148 genera belong to the tribe Callichromatini: * '' Agaleptoides'' Lepesme, 1956 * '' Agaleptus'' Gahan, 1904 * '' Amblyonti ...

Blanchard, 1845 ******** Genus ''Euporus'' Audinet-Serville, 1834 ********* Subgenus ''Euporus'' ********** ''

Euporus abyssinicus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Müller, 1939 ********** '' Euporus amabilis'' Hope, 1843 ********** '' Euporus dubius'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** '' Euporus gracilis'' Hintz, 1919 ********** '' Euporus illaesicollis'' Quedenfeldt, 1883 ********** '' Euporus itimbirensis'' Duvivier, 1891 ********** ''

Euporus katanganus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Burgeon, 1931 ********** '' Euporus laevis'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** '' Euporus linearis'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** '' Euporus liobasis'' (Bates, 1879) ********** ''

Euporus pygmaeus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** ''

Euporus similis ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Jordan, 1894 ********** ''

Euporus strangulatus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Audinet-Serville, 1834 ********** ''

Euporus torquatus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' (Dalman, 1817) ********* Subgenus '' Hintziellus'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** ''

Euporus nasutus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Quedenfeldt, 1882 ********** ''

Euporus plagiatus ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' (Dalman, 1817) ********* Subgenus '' Meporus'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** ''

Euporus kuntzeni ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Schmidt, 1922 ********* Subgenus '' Sphaleroporus'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** '' Euporus amethystinus'' Quedenfeldt, 1882 ********** '' Euporus conradtiellus'' Kolbe, 1894 ********** '' Euporus crucifer'' Schmidt, 1922 ********** '' Euporus cupreifrons'' (Aurivillius, 1914) ********** ''

Euporus ignicollis ''Euporus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the large subfamily Cerambycinae in the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). Appearance Medium-sized, slender and long-legged, usually shiny and metallic longhorn beetle. The head is slig ...

'' Pascoe, 1864 ********** '' Euporus partitus'' Gerstäcker, 1884 ********** '' Euporus tenellus'' (Bates, 1879)

References

List of species

Catalogue of data, European, African, and Asiatic species

External links

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14823793 Cerambycinae Beetles described in 1834 Beetle genera