Lepturinae


Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family, containing about 150 genera worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere. Until recently the subfamily Necydalinae 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 thorax is markedly less wide than the wings, while the elytra tips are often pointed. They differ from most other longhorn beetles in that the antennae are not directly adjacent to the compound eyes. 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 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 tribes:

Tribe Caraphiini

Caraphia Matsushita 1933 Noctileptura Chemsak & Linsley, 1984
;Desmocerini Blanchard, 1845Desmocerus Dejean 1821

Encyclopini

Authority: LeConte, 1873Encyclops Newman 1838Leptalia LeConte 1873

[Lepturini]

Authority: Latreille, 1802; selected genera: Alosternida Podany 1961Analeptura Linsley & Chemsak 1976Anastrangalia Ohbayashi 1963Anoplodera Pic 1901Bellamira LeConte 1873Brachyleptura Casey 1913Cerrostrangalia Hovore & Chemsak 2005Charisalia Casey 1913Chontalia Bates 1872Choriolaus Bates 1885Cyphonotida Casey 1913Dorcasina Casey 1913Eurylemma Chemsak & Linsley 1974Euryptera Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Latreille 1828Fortuneleptura Villiers 1979Grammoptera Audinet-Serville 1835Idiopidonia Swaine & Hopping 1928Judolia Mulsant 1863Leptochoriolaus Chemsak & Linsley 1976Leptura Linnaeus 1758Lepturobosca Casey 1913Lepturopsis Linsley & Chemsak 1976Lycidocerus Chemsak & Linsley 1976Lycochoriolaus Linsley & Chemsak 1976Lycomorphoides Linsley 1970Lygistopteroides Linsley & Chemsak 1971Macrochoriolaus Linsley 1970Megachoriolaus Linsley 1970Meloemorpha Chemsak & Linsley 1976Mimiptera Linsley 1961Mordellistenomimus Chemsak & Linsley 1976Nemognathomimus Chemsak & Linsley 1976Neoalosterna Podany 1961Neobellamira Swaine & Hopping 1928Neoleptura Thomson 1860Orthochoriolaus Linsley & Chemsak 1976Ortholeptura Casey 1913Pachytodes Pic 1891Pseudophistomis Linsley & Chemsak 1971Pseudostrangalia Swaine & Hopping 1928Pseudotypocerus Linsley & Chemsak 1971Pygoleptura Linsley & Chemsak 1976Stenelytrana Dejean 1837Stenostrophia Casey 1913Stenurella Rosenhauer, 1856Stictoleptura Casey 1924Strangalepta Casey 1913Strangalia Dejean 1835Strangalidium Giesbert 1997Strophiona Casey 1913Trachysida Casey 1913Trigonarthris Haldeman 1847Trypogeus Lacordaire, 1869Typocerus LeConte 1850Xestoleptura Casey 1913

Oxymirini

Authority: Danilevsky, 1997Neoxymirus Miroshnikov 2013Oxymirus Mulsant 1862

Rhagiini

Authority: Kirby, 1837Acmaeops LeConte 1850Acmaeopsoides Linsley & Chemsak 1976Akimerus Audinet-Serville, 1835 Anthophylax LeConte 1850Apiocephalus Gahan, 1898Brachysomida Casey 1913Brachyta Fairmaire 1868Carilia Mulsant, 1863Centrodera LeConte 1850Comacmaeops Linsley & Chemsak 1972Cortodera Mulsant 1863Enoploderes Euracmaeops Danilevsky, 2014Evodinus LeConte 1850Gaurotes LeConte 1850Gnathacmaeops Linsley & Chemsak, 1972Lemula Bates, 1884Metacmaeops Linsley & Chemsak 1972Neanthophylax Linsley & Chemsak 1972Pachyta Dejean 1821Pidonia Thomson 1864Piodes LeConte 1850Pseudogaurotina Plavilstshikov 1958Rhagium Fabricius 1775Stenocorus Reitter 1912Tomentgaurotes Podany 1962

Rhamnusiini

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

Xylosteini

Authority: Reitter, 1913Leptorhabdium Kraatz 1879Pseudoxylosteus Sama 1993

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