Eleutho

Thomson, 1864

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Eleutho is a of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) established by Thomson in 1864. It belongs to the tribe Eburiini within the Cerambycinae. The genus is part of the megadiverse Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorn or longicorns due to their characteristic elongated . in this genus are wood-associated beetles with larvae that develop in plant material.

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How to pronounce Eleutho: /ɛˈleʊθoʊ/

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Taxonomic note

The name Eleutho has been used in two different contexts: (1) Eleutho Thomson, 1864 in Coleoptera (Cerambycidae), and (2) as a subspecific epithet in Lepidoptera (Euploea algea eleutho). These are entirely unrelated sharing only a similar spelling. The Cerambycidae genus Eleutho is the valid accepted name per Catalogue of Life.

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