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Longicorn ID: Tool for Diagnosing Cerambycidae Subfamilies and Tribes
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Classification and Taxonomy

Classification in Longicorn ID mainly follows Bouchard et al., (2011), Löbl & Smetana (2010), and Tavakilian & Chevillotte (2015). Data are primarily derived from Bousquet et al. (2009); Monné (2015); Bezark & Monné (2013); and Tavakilian & Chevillotte (2015).

As with any taxon on this size (i.e., 40,000 described species), there is uncertainty regarding the classification of several taxa. Not surprisingly, a few species are currently classified in one subfamily, but may be soon transferred to another. For example:
  • Acideres ricaudii Guérin-Méneville, 1858 is currently classified in Aegosomatini (Prioninae); however, several authors have questioned this classification (e.g., Vives et al., 2008), and at least one expert believes it should be classified in the subfamily Cerambycinae.

  • Blosyropus spinosus Redtenbacher, 1868 is currently classified in Lepturini (Lepturinae), but according to one at least one expert, should be classified in the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Phlyctaenodini.


Bouchard et al. (2011) listed the following Cerambycoid families and subfamilies:
- Oxypeltidae
- Disteniidae
- Vesperidae
Anoplodermatinae
Philinae
Vesperinae
- Cerambycidae
Apatophyseinae * treated here as a tribe of Dorcasominae
Cerambycinae
Dorcasominae
Lamiinae
Lepturinae
Necydalinae
Parandrinae
Prioninae
Spondylidinae


Löbl and Smetana (2010) listed the following Cerambycidae subfamilies:
- Cerambycidae
Apatophyseinae * treated here as a tribe of Dorcasominae
Cerambycinae
Disteniinae * treated here as a subfamily of Disteniidae
Lamiinae
Lepturinae
Necydalinae
Parandrinae
Philinae * treated here as a subfamily of Vesperidae
Prioninae
Spondylidinae
Vesperinae * treated here as a subfamily of Vesperidae

 

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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