Urgleptes

Urgleptes

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Urgleptes: /ʊrˈɡlɛptɛs/

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Images

Urgleptes borikensis by the Smithsonian. Used under a CC0 license.
Urgleptes borikensis by the Smithsonian. Used under a CC0 license.
Urgleptes ozophagus by the Smithsonian. Used under a CC0 license.
Urgleptes ozophagus by the Smithsonian. Used under a CC0 license.
Urgleptes clarkei by the Smithsonian. Used under a CC0 license.
Urgleptes clarkei by the Smithsonian. Used under a CC0 license.

Summary

Urgleptes is a genus of longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae, described by Dillon in 1956, which consists of 5 species in our area and a total of 80 species. The genus is most diverse in Central America.

Distribution

Urgleptes is distributed from eastern North America (to Texas) to Argentina, with the most diversity observed in Central America.

Tags

  • Insects
  • Beetles
  • Lamiinae
  • Coleoptera
  • Longhorn beetles