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Aphneopini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Aphneopini Lacordaire, 1868 currently contains 21 species in 5 genera. Photographs of 1 exemplar specimen are currently available for this tribe.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body moderate-sized, between 10-40 mm; generally elongate. Eyes generally reniform, complete (not completely divided into upper and lower lobes). Antennae generally filiform, unarmed; antennae 11-segmented, short, not extending beyond tip of abdomen. Pronotum generally elongate (distinctly longer than wide), lateral margins variable, with or without distinct acute spines or tubercles. Elytral apices without distinct spines.
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe Biology and Economic Importance
  • Biology unknown for most members of this tribe. Species of this tribe are potentially invasive outside their native range.
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens


Aphneope sericata
Pascoe, 1863; dorsal
holotype specimen
Cerambycidae:Cerambycinae:Aphneopini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns




Gnomodes piceus
Broun, 1893; dorsal
Cerambycidae:Cerambycinae:Aphneopini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns




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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