Methiini

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Methiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in the Cerambycinae. The tribe is primarily distributed in the West Indies and circum-Caribbean region, with several including the well-known genus Methia. Members of this tribe are small to medium-sized cerambycids with characteristic morphological features that distinguish them from related tribes. The of Methiini has been revised, with new genera and described from the West Indies, and several synonymies established for previously recognized species in the genus Methia.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Methiini: /mɛˈθaɪˌaɪnaɪ/

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Identification

Methiini can be distinguished from other Cerambycinae tribes by morphological characters that have been used in phylogenetic analyses of the group. Keys to of Methiini are available for the West Indies region. The genus Methia, the most diverse in the tribe, shows notable morphological variation among .

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Distribution

West Indies and circum-Caribbean region. The tribe has been documented across Caribbean islands with particular focus on Jamaican and other island faunas.

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