Prioninae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Prioninae Latreille, 1802 [1] |
The Prioninae are a subfamily of Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles). They are typically large (25–70 mm) and usually brown or black. The males of a few genera sport large mandibles that are used in fights with other males, similar to stag beetles. These beetles are commonly nocturnal and are attracted to light. The majority of the Prioninae whose biology is known are borers whose larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.
Genera[]
Prioninae contains these genera:[2]
- Acalodegma
- Acanthinodera
- Acanthophorus
- Aegosoma
- Allaiocerus
- Allomallodon
- Anacolus
- Ancistrotus
- Andinotrichoderes
- Aplagiognathus
- Apotrophus
- Apterocaulus
- Archodontes
- Atrocolus
- Basitoxus
- Biribellus
- Braderochus
- Callipogon
- Callistoprionus
- Calloctenus
- Calocomus
- Chalcoprionus
- Chariea
- Charmallaspis
- Chiasmetes
- Chorenta
- Ctenoscelis
- Cubaecola
- Curitiba
- Cycloprionus
- Derancistrodes
- Derancistrus
- Derobrachus
- Dorysthenes
- Elateropsis
- Episacus
- Esmeralda
- Flabellomorphus
- Galileoana
- Hephialtes
- Hileolaspis
- Hisarai
- Holonotus
- Hovorelus
- Hovorodon
- Hyleoza
- Ialyssus
- Insuetaspis
- Lasiogaster
- Macrodontia
- Mallaspis
- Mallodon
- Mallodonhoplus
- Mallodonopsis
- Mecosarthron
- Meroscelisus
- Microplophorus
- Monodesmus
- Myzomorphus
- Navosoma
- Neomallodon
- Nicias
- Noema
- Nothopleurus
- Oropyrodes
- Orthomegas
- Orthosoma
- Otheostethus
- Parastrongylaspis
- Physopleurus
- Piesacus
- Poecilopyrodes
- Poekilosoma
- Polyarthron
- Polyoza
- Praemallaspis
- Prionacalus
- Prionapterus
- Prionoplus
- Prionus
- Prosternodes
- Protorma
- Psalidognathus
- Pyrodes
- Quercivir
- Rhachicolus
- Rhodocharis
- Sarifer
- Scatopyrodes
- Seticeros
- Solenoptera
- Sphenostethus
- Spiloprionus
- Stenodontes
- Stictosomus
- Strongylaspis
- Titanus
- Tragosoma
- Trichocnemis
- Trichoderes
- Ucai
- Xanthonicias
References[]
- ^ "Prioninae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prioninae. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Prioninae. |
- . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- Bugguide.net page on Prioninae
- Prioninae typ
- Jeniš I. (2008) The Prionids of the World, Jeniš I. (2010) The Prionids of the Neotropical region
Categories:
- Prioninae
- Woodboring beetles
- Prioninae stubs