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Dorcadionini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Dorcadionini Swainson & Shuckard, 1840 currently contains 705 species in 14 genera. Photographs of 3 exemplar specimens are currently available for this tribe.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body small to moderate-sized, approximately 10-40 mm; generally ovoid; body without metallic reflection. Eyes generally reniform, complete (not completely divided into upper and lower lobes). Antennae filiform, unarmed; antennae variable in length, from short (not extending beyond elytral apices) to long (generally extending beyond elytral apices by several segments). Head without distinct lateral or anterior projections. Pronotum approximately subquadrate (about as long as wide); lateral margins of pronotum with distinct spines or blunt tubercles. Mesocoxal cavity open to mesepimeron. Wings absent or reduced. Legs with tarsal claws smooth; claws narrowly to moderately separated (divergent).
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe Biology and Economic Importance
  • Biology info coming soon.
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens
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Dorcadion gebleri
Kraatz, 1873; dorsal
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Dorcadionini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns




Dorcadion pedestre
(Poda, 1761); dorsal
holotype specimen
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Dorcadionini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns




Eodorcadion sinicum
Breuning, 1948; dorsal
holotype specimen
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Dorcadionini
Photograph © S.W. Lingafelter




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Longicorn ID last updated 2020  E.H. Nearns, N.P. Lord, S.W. Lingafelter, A. Santos-Silva, K.B. Miller, & J.M. Zaspel