''Stenopterus'' 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 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 ...

, 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 ...

. Species of this genus are present in most of

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

, in the

Near East The Near East () is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The term was invented in the 20th ...

and in

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

Selected species

* '' Stenopterus adlbaueri'' Sama, 1995 * '' Stenopterus ater'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * '' Stenopterus atricornis'' Pic, 1891 * '' Stenopterus creticus'' Sama, 1995 * '' Stenopterus flavicornis'' Küster, 1846 * ''

Stenopterus mauritanicus ''Stenopterus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae. Species of this genus are present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a regi ...

'' Lucas, 1846 * ''

Stenopterus rufus ''Stenopterus rufus'' is a beetle species of ''round-necked longhorns'' belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae. Subspecies and varietas Subspecies and varietas include: * ''Stenopterus rufus rufus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) :''Sten ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''

Stenopterus similatus ''Stenopterus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae. Species of this genus are present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a regi ...

'' Holzschuh, 1979 ** ''Stenopterus similatus mehli'' Sama, 1995 ** ''Stenopterus similatus similatus'' Holzschuh, 1979

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Stenopterini Beetles of Europe {{Cerambycinae-stub