The Prioninae are a

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(long-horned beetles). They are typically large (25–70 mm) and usually brown or black. The males of a few genera sport large

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s that are used in fights with other males, similar to

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s. These beetles are commonly

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and are attracted to light. The majority of the Prioninae whose biology is known are borers whose

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e feed on rotting wood or roots.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Prioninae: * '' Acalodegma'' * '' Acanthinodera'' * '' Acanthophorus'' * '' Acideres'' * '' Aegolipton'' * '' Aegosoma'' * '' Aerogrammus'' * ''

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'' * '' Afraustraloderes'' * '' Agrianome'' * '' Allaiocerus'' * '' Allomallodon'' * '' Anacolus'' * '' Analophus'' * '' Ancistrotus'' * '' Andinotrichoderes'' * '' Anoeme'' * '' Anomophysis'' * '' Anomotoma'' * '' Anoplotoma'' * '' Anthracocentrus'' * '' Aplagiognathus'' * '' Apocaulus'' * '' Apterocaulus'' * '' Arba'' * '' Archetypus'' * '' Archodontes'' * '' Archotoma'' * '' Atrocolus'' * '' Aulacopus'' * '' Aulacotoma'' * '' Bandar'' * '' Baralipton'' * '' Basitoxus'' * '' Bifidoprionus'' * '' Biribellus'' * '' Bouyerus'' * '' Bracheocentrus'' * '' Braderochus'' * '' Brephilydia'' * '' Cacodacnus'' * '' Cacosceles'' * '' Callergates'' * '' Callipogon'' * '' Callistoprionus'' * '' Calloctenus'' * '' Calocomus'' * '' Cantharocnemis'' * '' Cantharoctenus'' * '' Casiphia'' * '' Catypnes'' * '' Ceratocentrus'' * '' Chalcoprionus'' * '' Chalybophysis'' * '' Chariea'' * '' Charmallaspis'' * '' Chiasmetes'' * '' Chondrothus'' * '' Chorenta'' * '' Clesotrus'' * '' Closterus'' * '' Cnemoplites'' * '' Crossocnemis'' * '' Cryptipus'' * '' Cryptobelus'' * '' Ctenoscelis'' * '' Cubaecola'' * ''

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'' * '' Cyanolipton'' * '' Cycloprionus'' * ''

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'' * '' Delocheilus'' * '' Derancistrachroma'' * '' Derancistrus'' * '' Derelophis'' * '' Derobrachus'' * '' Dinoprionus'' * '' Diseoblax'' * '' Dorysthenes'' * '' Droserotoma'' * '' Drumontiana'' * '' Dysiatus'' * '' Eboraphyllus'' * '' Elaptoides'' * '' Elaptus'' * '' Elateropsis'' * '' Emphiesmenus'' * '' Enneaphyllus'' * '' Enoplocerus'' * '' Eotithoes'' * '' Episacus'' * '' Ergates'' * '' Erioderus'' * '' Erythraenus'' * '' Esmeralda'' * '' Ethioeme'' * '' Eudianodes'' * '' Eurynassa'' * '' Eurypoda'' * '' Flabellomorphus'' * '' Galileoana'' * '' Geoffmonteithia'' * '' Glyphosoma'' * '' Gnathonyx'' * '' Guedesia'' * '' Hagrides'' * '' Hastertia'' * ''Hephialtes'' * ''Hermerius'' * ''Hileolaspis'' * ''Hisarai'' * ''Holonotus'' * ''Homoeomyzo'' * ''Hoplideres'' * ''Hoplidosterus'' * ''Hovatoma'' * ''Hovorelus'' * ''Hovorodon'' * ''Howea (beetle), Howea'' * ''Hyleoza'' * ''Hystatoderes'' * ''Hystatus'' * ''Ialyssus'' * ''Insuetaspis'' * ''Jamwonus'' * ''Komiyasoma'' * ''Lachneophysis'' * ''Lasiogaster'' * ''Leiophysis'' * ''Leiotoma'' * ''Leontiprionus'' * ''Lobarthron'' * ''Logaeus'' * ''Lulua (beetle), Lulua '' * ''Lundgrenosis'' * ''Macrodontia (beetle), Macrodontia'' * ''Macrophysis'' * ''Macroprionus'' * ''Macrotoma'' * ''Mallaspis'' * ''Mallodon'' * ''Mallodonhoplus'' * ''Mallodonopsis'' * ''Mecosarthron'' * ''Megobaralipton'' * ''Megopis'' * ''Meroscelisus'' * ''Mesoprionus'' * ''Metaegosoma'' * ''Microarthron'' * ''Microphysis'' * ''Microplophorus'' * ''Miniprionus'' * ''Monocladum'' * ''Monodesmus'' * ''Motilon (beetle), Motilon'' * ''Myzomorphus'' * ''Nannoprionus'' * ''Nataloma'' * ''Navosoma'' * ''Navosomopsis'' * ''Neoma (beetle), Neoma'' * ''Neomallodon'' * ''Neosarmydus'' * ''Nepiodes'' * ''Nesopriona'' * ''Nicias (beetle), Nicias'' * ''Nocalusa'' * ''Nothopleurus'' * ''Notophysis'' * ''Oceanomegopis'' * ''Ochroptera'' * ''Oideterus'' * ''Olethrius'' * ''Ommatomenus'' * ''Omotagus'' * ''Opisognathus'' * ''Oropyrodes'' * ''Orthomegas'' * ''Orthosoma'' * ''Osphryon'' * ''Otheostethus'' * ''Palaeomegopis'' * ''Parachorenta'' * ''Paradandamis'' * ''Paramacrotoma'' * ''Parastrongylaspis'' * ''Parelaptus'' * ''Parapsilotarsus'' * ''Paroplites'' * ''Phaolus'' * ''Phlyctenosis'' * ''Physopleurus'' * ''Piesacus'' * ''Pingblax'' * ''Pixodarus (beetle), Pixodarus'' * ''Platygnathus'' * ''Plumiprionus'' * ''Poecilopyrodes'' * ''Poekilosoma'' * ''Pogonarthron'' * ''Polyarthron'' * ''Polylobarthron'' * ''Polyoza'' * ''Ponchelibius'' * ''Praemallaspis'' * ''Prionacalus'' * ''Prionapterus'' * ''Prinobius'' * ''Prionoblemma'' * ''Prionomma'' * ''Prionoplus'' * ''Prionotoma'' * ''Prionus'' * ''Priotyrannus'' * ''Prosternodes'' * ''Protorma'' * ''Psalidocoptus'' * ''Psalidognathus'' * ''Psalidosphryon'' * ''Psephactus'' * ''Pseudoplites'' * ''Pseudoprionus'' * ''Psilotarsus'' * ''Pyrodes'' * ''Quercivir'' * ''Remphan (beetle), Remphan '' * ''Rhachicolus'' * ''Rhaesus'' * ''Rhaphipodus'' * ''Rhineimegopis'' * ''Rhipidocerus'' * ''Rhodocharis'' * ''Rodriguezius'' * ''Rugosophysis'' * ''Samolethrius'' * ''Sarifer'' * ''Sarmydus'' * ''Sarothrogastra'' * ''Scatopyrodes'' * ''Sceleocantha'' * ''Schizodontus'' * ''Seabria'' * ''Seticeros'' * ''Sobarus'' * ''Solenoptera'' * ''Sphenostethus'' * ''Spiloprionus'' * ''Spinimegopis'' * ''Stenodontes'' * ''Stictosomus'' * ''Stolidodere'' * ''Strongylaspis'' * ''Tagalog (beetle), Tagalog '' * ''Talupes'' * ''Teispes (beetle), Teispes'' * ''Tereticus'' * ''Tersec'' * ''Titanus (beetle), Titanus'' * ''Tithoes'' * ''Toxeutes'' * ''Tragosoma'' * ''Trichocnemis'' * ''Trichoderes'' * ''Trichophysis'' * ''Trichoprionus'' * ''Tropidoprion'' * ''Typoma'' * ''Ucai'' * ''Ulogastra'' * ''Unilaprionus'' * ''Utra (beetle), Utra '' * ''Vandewegheia'' * ''Vietetropis'' * ''Xanthonicias'' * ''Xaurus'' * ''Xixuthrus'' * ''Ziglipton'' * ''Zooblax''

References

External links

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Bugguide.net page on Prioninae

Prioninae typJeniš I. (2008) The Prionids of the WorldJeniš I. (2010) The Prionids of the Neotropical region
{{Taxonbar, from=Q899424 Prioninae, Woodboring beetles