Ancylocera
Audinet-Serville, 1834
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1Ancylocera is a of longhorn beetles in the Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, and tribe Trachyderini. The genus was established by Audinet-Serville in 1834 and contains at least eight described distributed in the Americas. Members are characterized by robust bodies and often striking coloration. The genus is part of the hyperdiverse longhorn beetle radiation, though detailed biological information remains limited for most species.
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Distribution
of Ancylocera have been recorded from North, Central, and South America, including the United States, Mexico, and countries in South America such as Argentina and Brazil.
Misconceptions
The name Ancylocera has been used historically in Hymenoptera () as a synonym for Alloxysta, creating potential nomenclatural confusion. The Ancylocera Audinet-Serville, 1834 is valid and distinct from the synonymy.
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Nomenclatural note
Ancylocera Audinet-Serville, 1834 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a valid name. The same name was previously used in Hymenoptera for a group now synonymized with Alloxysta (). These are homonyms across orders and should not be conflated.
Species diversity
At least eight are currently recognized: A. amplicornis, A. bicolor, A. bruchi, A. cardinalis, A. michelbacheri, A. nigella, A. sallei, A. sergioi, and A. spinula.