Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a

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of the

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(Cerambycidae), containing about 150

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worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the

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. 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

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is markedly less wide than the wings, while the

elytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...

tips are often pointed. They differ from most other longhorn beetles in that the

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e are not directly adjacent to the

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s. 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,

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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: Valley elderberry longhorn beetle FWS

Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781) (3636411046)

Tribe Caraphiini

* '' Caraphia'' Matsushita 1933 Noctileptura Chemsak & Linsley, 1984

Tribe Desmocerini Blanchard, 1845

* '' Desmocerus'' Dejean 1821

Tribe Encyclopini LeConte, 1873

* '' Encyclops'' Newman 1838 * '' Leptalia'' LeConte 1873

Tribe Lepturini Latreille, 1802

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

Tribe Oxymirini Danilevsky, 1997

* '' Neoxymirus'' Miroshnikov 2013 * '' Oxymirus'' Mulsant 1862

Tribe Rhagiini Kirby, 1837

* '' Acmaeops'' LeConte 1850 * '' Acmaeopsoides'' Linsley & Chemsak 1976 * '' Akimerus'' Audinet-Serville, 1835 * '' Anthophylax'' LeConte 1850 * '' Apiocephalus'' Gahan, 1898 * '' Brachysomida'' Casey 1913 * '' Brachyta'' Fairmaire 1868 * '' Centrodera'' LeConte 1850 * '' Comacmaeops'' Linsley & Chemsak 1972 * '' Cortodera'' Mulsant 1863 * '' Enoploderes'' LeConte 1862 * '' Evodinus'' LeConte 1850 * '' Gaurotes'' LeConte 1850 * '' Metacmaeops'' Linsley & Chemsak 1972 * '' Neanthophylax'' Linsley & Chemsak 1972 * '' Pachyta'' Dejean 1821 * '' Pidonia'' Thomson 1864 * '' Piodes'' LeConte 1850 * '' Pseudogaurotina'' Plavilstshikov 1958 * '' Rhagium'' Fabricius 1775 * '' Stenocorus'' Reitter 1912 * '' Tomentgaurotes'' Podany 1962

Tribe Rhamnusiini Sama, 2009

* '' Neorhamnusium'' Hayashi 1976 * '' Rhamnusium'' Latreille 1829

Tribe Sachalinobiini Danilevsky, 2010

* '' Sachalinobia''

Tribe Teledapini Pascoe, 1871

Tribe Xylosteini Reitter, 1913

* '' Leptorhabdium'' Kraatz 1879 * '' Pseudoxylosteus'' Sama 1993

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* †'' Leptura longipennis'' (nomen dubium; does not belong to '' Leptura'')

References

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