''Plocaederus'' 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 ...

. This genus has a single species, ''Plocaederus bellator''. It is known from the South American countries

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French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

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, and

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. Research in 2021 resulted in the placement of about 17 species of this genus, all but ''

Plocaederus bellator ''Plocaederus bellator'' is a species in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. It is known from the South American countries Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, i ...

'', into the genus ''

Hamaederus ''Hamaederus'' is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. There are about 16 described species in ''Hamaederus'', found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. Most of these species were formerly members of the genus ''Plocaede ...

''. The Hamaederus species '' bipartitus'', '' dozieri'', '' fasciatus'', '' fragosoi'', '' fraterculus'', '' glaberrimus'', '' glabricollis'', '' inconstans'', '' mirim'', ''

pactor PACTOR is a radio modulation mode used by amateur radio operators, marine radio stations, military or government users such as the United States Department of Homeland Security, and radio stations in isolated areas to send and receive digital in ...

'', '' pisinnus'', '' plicatus'', ''

rugosus ''Rugosus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (''dystikos''), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtual ...

'', '' rusticus'', and '' yucatecus'' are sometimes still treated as members of the genus ''Plocaederus''.

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Cerambycini {{cerambycini-stub