''Purpuricenus'' 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 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 35,000 species described.
Most species are characterized by anten ...
, containing the following species:
[Bezark, Larry G]
A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
* ''
Purpuricenus axillaris''
Haldeman, 1847
* ''
Purpuricenus dimidiatus''
LeConte, 1884
* ''
Purpuricenus humeralis''
(Fabricius, 1798)
* ''
Purpuricenus laetus''
(Thomson, 1864)
* ''
Purpuricenus linsleyi''
Chemsak, 1961
* ''
Purpuricenus opacus''
(Knull, 1937)
* ''
Purpuricenus paraxillaris''
MacRae, 2000
* ''
Purpuricenus sanguinolentus''
(Olivier, 1795)
References
Trachyderini
Cerambycidae genera
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