Lycini
The Lycini is a species-rich beetle tribe belonging to the subfamily Lycinae
Description
The Lycini is defined by the presence of the rostrum, flat, serrate to parallel-sided antennomeres 3–10, absent pronotal carinae, weak longitudinal and absent or irregular transverse costae in the elytra, tubular mesothoracic spiracles, the spoon-shaped phallobase, short parameres, a long and slender phallus, large lateral glands in the female sexual duct, short valvifers and the short spermaduct.
Distribution
Afrotropical, Palaearctic, Oriental, Australian, Nearctic and Neotropical regions.
Genera
A 2021 study delimited the following genera based on mito-ribosomal data.Celiasis Laporte, 1840Haplolycus Bourgeois, 1883Lipernes Waterhouse, 1879Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861Lycus Fabricius, 1787Neolycus Bourgeois, 1883Rhyncheros LeConte, 1881