Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a

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of the

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 ...

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(Cerambycidae), containing about 150

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worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the

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. Until recently the subfamily

Necydalinae Necydalinae is a small subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae), historically treated as a tribe within the subfamily Lepturinae, but recently recognized as a separate subfamily. These beetles are unusual for cerambycids, in that th ...

was included within the lepturines, but this has been recently recognized as a separate subfamily. Nine tribes are usually recognized today, with a tenth, Caraphiini, created in 2016. A few genera are of uncertain placement within the subfamily. Usually among the smaller members of their family, these beetles are of a slender shape – particularly the

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is markedly less wide than the wings, while the

elytra An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometime ...

tips are often pointed. They differ from most other longhorn beetles in that the antennae are not directly adjacent to the

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s. Hence, the latter are generally oval in outline, rather than having an indentation where the antennae originate, or even being divided by them. In addition,

sexual dichromatism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecious species, which consis ...

is not infrequently seen in lepturines; usually, longhorn beetles are not dimorphic or only have longer antennae in males.

Tribes and genera

Lepturinae contains the following genera, in more than ten

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Tribe Caraphiini

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Caraphia ''Caraphia'' is a genus of longhorned beetles in 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, wi ...

'' Matsushita 1933 Noctileptura Chemsak & Linsley, 1984 ;Desmocerini Blanchard, 1845 * ''

Desmocerus ''Desmocerus'' is a genus of beetles in 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 3 ...

'' Dejean 1821

Encyclopini

Authority: LeConte, 1873 * ''

Encyclops ''Encyclops'' is a genus of beetles in 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 3 ...

'' Newman 1838 * ''

Leptalia ''Leptalia macilenta'' is a species of North American beetle in 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 famil ...

'' LeConte 1873

Lepturini

Authority: Latreille, 1802; selected genera: (complete list is on the Lepturini page) * ''

Alosternida ''Alosternida chalybaea'' is a species of beetle in 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 ...

'' Podany 1961 * ''

Analeptura ''Analeptura'' is a genus of beetles in 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 3 ...

'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * '' Anastrangalia'' Ohbayashi 1963 * ''

Anoplodera ''Anoplodera'' is a genus of beetle in 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 ...

'' Pic 1901 * ''

Bellamira ''Bellamira'' is a genus of flower longhorns in the 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 beetl ...

'' LeConte 1873 * '' Brachyleptura'' Casey 1913 * ''

Cerrostrangalia ''Cerrostrangalia'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. * ''Cerrostrangalia herrerai ''Cerrostr ...

'' Hovore & Chemsak 2005 * ''

Charisalia ''Charisalia'' is a genus of flower longhorns in the 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 beet ...

'' Casey 1913 * '' Chontalia'' Bates 1872 * '' Choriolaus'' Bates 1885 * '' Cyphonotida'' Casey 1913 * '' Dorcasina'' Casey 1913 * '' Eurylemma'' Chemsak & Linsley 1974 * '' Euryptera'' Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Latreille 1828 * '' Fortuneleptura'' Villiers 1979 * ''

Grammoptera ''Grammoptera'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, distributed primarily in the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defi ...

'' Audinet-Serville 1835 * '' Idiopidonia'' Swaine & Hopping 1928 * '' Judolia'' Mulsant 1863 * '' Leptochoriolaus'' Chemsak & Linsley 1976 * '' Leptura'' Linnaeus 1758 * '' Lepturobosca'' (Cosmosalia) Casey 1913 * '' Lepturopsis'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * '' Lycidocerus'' Chemsak & Linsley 1976 * '' Lycochoriolaus'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * '' Lycomorphoides'' Linsley 1970 * '' Lygistopteroides'' Linsley & Chemsak 1971 * '' Macrochoriolaus'' Linsley 1970 * '' Megachoriolaus'' Linsley 1970 * '' Meloemorpha'' Chemsak & Linsley 1976 * '' Mimiptera'' Linsley 1961 * '' Mordellistenomimus'' Chemsak & Linsley 1976 * '' Nemognathomimus'' Chemsak & Linsley 1976 * '' Neoalosterna'' Podany 1961 * ''

Neobellamira ''Neobellamira'' is a genus of flower longhorns in the 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 be ...

'' Swaine & Hopping 1928 * '' Neoleptura'' Thomson 1860 * '' Orthochoriolaus'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * ''

Ortholeptura ''Ortholeptura'' is a genus of beetles in 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 ove ...

'' Casey 1913 * '' Pachytodes'' Pic 1891 * '' Pseudophistomis'' Linsley & Chemsak 1971 * '' Pseudostrangalia'' Swaine & Hopping 1928 * '' Pseudotypocerus'' Linsley & Chemsak 1971 * '' Pygoleptura'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * '' Stenelytrana'' Dejean 1837 * '' Stenostrophia'' Casey 1913 * '' Stenurella'' Rosenhauer, 1856 * '' Stictoleptura'' Casey 1924 * '' Strangalepta'' Casey 1913 * '' Strangalia'' Dejean 1835 * '' Strangalidium'' Giesbert 1997 * ''

Strophiona ''Strophiona'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Retrieved on 22 May 2012. * ''Strophiona laeta'' (LeConte, 1857) * ''Stroph ...

'' Casey 1913 * '' Trachysida'' Casey 1913 * '' Trigonarthris'' Haldeman 1847 * '' Trypogeus'' Lacordaire, 1869 * '' Typocerus'' LeConte 1850 * '' Xestoleptura'' Casey 1913

Oxymirini

Authority: Danilevsky, 1997 * '' Neoxymirus'' Miroshnikov 2013 * '' Oxymirus'' Mulsant 1862

Rhagiini

Authority: Kirby, 1837 * '' Acmaeops'' LeConte 1850 * '' Acmaeopsoides'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * '' Akimerus'' Audinet-Serville, 1835 * '' Anthophylax'' LeConte 1850 * ''

Apiocephalus ''Apiocephalus'' is a genus of beetles in 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 ove ...

'' Gahan, 1898 * '' Brachysomida'' Casey 1913 * '' Brachyta'' Fairmaire 1868 * '' Centrodera'' LeConte 1850 * '' Comacmaeops'' Linsley & Chemsak 1972 * ''

Cortodera ''Cortodera'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. * '' Cortodera barri'' Linsley & Chemsak, 1972 * ...

'' Mulsant 1863 * '' Enoploderes'' * '' Euracmaeops'' Danilevsky, 2014 * '' Evodinus'' LeConte 1850 * '' Gaurotes'' LeConte 1850 * '' Gnathacmaeops'' Linsley & Chemsak, 1972 * '' Metacmaeops'' Linsley & Chemsak 1972 * '' Neanthophylax'' Linsley & Chemsak 1972 * '' Pachyta'' Dejean 1821 * '' Pidonia'' Thomson 1864 * '' Piodes'' LeConte 1850 * '' Pseudogaurotina'' Plavilstshikov 1958 * '' Rhagium'' Fabricius 1775 * '' Stenocorus'' Reitter 1912 * '' Tomentgaurotes'' Podany 1962

Rhamnusiini

Authority: Sama, 2009 * '' Neorhamnusium'' Hayashi 1976 * '' Rhamnusium'' Latreille 1829 ;Sachalinobiini Danilevsky, 2010 * '' Sachalinobia'' ;Tribe Teledapini Pascoe, 1871

Xylosteini

Authority: Reitter, 1913 * '' Leptorhabdium'' Kraatz 1879 * '' Pseudoxylosteus'' Sama 1993

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* †'' "Leptura" longipennis'' (nomen dubium; does not belong to '' Leptura'')

References

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