Cerambycidae

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Onychocerus crassus (Voet, 1778)

Onychocerus crassus (Voet, 1778)

Onychocerus crassus (Voet, 1778)

Onychocerus scorpio is a Cerambycidae beetle species described by Fabricius in 1781.

Ceroplesis militaris Gerstaecker, 1855

Ceroplesis militaris Gerstaecker, 1855

Ceroplesis militaris Gerstaecker, 1855

Ceroplesis militaris is a 30 mm long black beetle with striped elytra, found across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ceroplesis capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Ceroplesis capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Ceroplesis capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Ceroplesis capensis, the Cape longhorn beetle, is a native South African cerambycid beetle described in 1764.

Ceroplesis orientalis (Herbst, 1786)

Ceroplesis orientalis (Herbst, 1786)

Ceroplesis orientalis (Herbst, 1786)

Ceroplesis orientalis is a 1786-described longhorn beetle native to multiple countries across Africa that feeds on specific Acacia plants.

Ceroplesis ferrugator (Fabricius, 1787)

Ceroplesis ferrugator (Fabricius, 1787)

Ceroplesis ferrugator (Fabricius, 1787)

Ceroplesis ferrugator is a Cerambycidae beetle species described in 1787, found in several southern African countries.

Ceroplesis sumptuosa Pascoe, 1875

Ceroplesis sumptuosa Pascoe, 1875

Ceroplesis sumptuosa Pascoe, 1875

Ceroplesis sumptuosa is a 1875-described cerambycid beetle known from four southern African countries.

Ceroplesis aethiops (Fabricius, 1775)

Ceroplesis aethiops (Fabricius, 1775)

Ceroplesis aethiops (Fabricius, 1775)

Ceroplesis aethiops, the pea longhorn beetle, is a Cerambycidae species found in South Africa.

Thysia wallichii (Hope, 1831)

Thysia wallichii (Hope, 1831)

Thysia wallichii (Hope, 1831)

Thysia wallichii is the only species in the Thysia genus of longhorn beetles, native to South and East Asian regions.

Pycnopsis brachyptera Thomson, 1860

Pycnopsis brachyptera Thomson, 1860

Pycnopsis brachyptera Thomson, 1860

Pycnopsis brachyptera is the only species in the Pycnopsis beetle genus, described by Thomson in 1860.

Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793)

Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793)

Phryneta spinator (Fabricius, 1793)

Phryneta spinator, the fig tree borer, is a widely distributed African longhorn beetle species in the family Cerambycidae.

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Forster, 1771)

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Forster, 1771)

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Forster, 1771)

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus, the red milkweed beetle, is a toxic cerambycid beetle that sequesters plant toxins for predator protection.

Tetraopes melanurus Schönherr, 1817

Tetraopes melanurus Schönherr, 1817

Tetraopes melanurus Schönherr, 1817

Tetraopes melanurus is a longhorn beetle species described in 1817, known to occur in the United States.

Tetraopes basalis LeConte, 1852

Tetraopes basalis LeConte, 1852

Tetraopes basalis LeConte, 1852

Tetraopes basalis, the western milkweed longhorn beetle, is a cerambycid beetle from the US that feeds on Asclepias host plants.

Tetraopes femoratus LeConte, 1847

Tetraopes femoratus LeConte, 1847

Tetraopes femoratus LeConte, 1847

Tetraopes femoratus is a 1847-described cerambycid beetle found in Mexico and the United States.

Tetraopes texanus Horn, 1878

Tetraopes texanus Horn, 1878

Tetraopes texanus Horn, 1878

Tetraopes texanus is a Near Threatened milkweed-feeding longhorn beetle found in the US and Northern Mexico.

Tetraopes discoideus LeConte, 1858

Tetraopes discoideus LeConte, 1858

Tetraopes discoideus LeConte, 1858

Tetraopes discoideus is a longhorn beetle species described in 1847, found in Mexico and the United States.

Tetraopes annulatus LeConte, 1847

Tetraopes annulatus LeConte, 1847

Tetraopes annulatus LeConte, 1847

Tetraopes annulatus is a longhorn beetle described in 1847, found in US and Canada, that feeds on multiple Asclepias species.

Tetrops praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetrops praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetrops praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetrops praeustus is a small, often misspelled longhorn beetle native to Europe, recently introduced to eastern North America.

Moechotypa diphysis (Pascoe, 1871)

Moechotypa diphysis (Pascoe, 1871)

Moechotypa diphysis (Pascoe, 1871)

Moechotypa diphysis is a cerambycid beetle from East Asia that feeds on several tree species.

Crossotus stypticus Pascoe, 1869

Crossotus stypticus Pascoe, 1869

Crossotus stypticus Pascoe, 1869

Crossotus stypticus is a 1869-described cerambycid beetle found in multiple countries across southern and eastern Africa.

Disterna plumifera (Pascoe, 1859)

Disterna plumifera (Pascoe, 1859)

Disterna plumifera (Pascoe, 1859)

Disterna plumifera is a cerambycid beetle species described in 1859, known to occur in Australia.

Disterna mastersii Pascoe, 1871

Disterna mastersii Pascoe, 1871

Disterna mastersii Pascoe, 1871

Disterna mastersii is a 1871-described cerambycid beetle species found in Australia.

Prosopocera lactator (Fabricius, 1801)

Prosopocera lactator (Fabricius, 1801)

Prosopocera lactator (Fabricius, 1801)

Prosopocera lactator is a variable-colored longhorn beetle found across multiple countries in Africa that feeds exclusively on cashew.

Temnosternus planiusculus White, 1855

Temnosternus planiusculus White, 1855

Temnosternus planiusculus White, 1855

Temnosternus planiusculus is a cerambycid beetle described in 1855, known from Australia.

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