Lepturinae
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Pachyta lamed liturata
Pachyta lamed liturata is a subspecies of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It belongs to a Holarctic species complex associated with coniferous forests. The parent species Pachyta lamed has a transcontinental distribution across northern regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. As a member of the subfamily Lepturinae, it shares the flattened body form typical of flower-visiting longhorned beetles, though specific ecological details for this subspecies remain poorly documented.
Pidonia
Pidonia is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. These beetles are typically small with black and yellow or orange coloration. Field observations indicate adults are frequently found on flowers, particularly those of Asteraceae and Malvaceae families. The genus occurs across North America and Eurasia, with species inhabiting forested and woodland environments.
Pidonia aurata
Pidonia aurata is a small long-horned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae, known from the western United States. Based on field observations, adults display a distinctive black-and-yellow color pattern and have been collected on flowers of Asteraceae and Malvaceae. The species appears to be active in early to mid-summer, with records from June at elevations around 7000 feet in northern Arizona.
Pidonia densicollis
Pidonia densicollis is a species of flower longhorn beetle (subfamily Lepturinae) in the family Cerambycidae. It is distributed in the United States. The species was described by Casey in 1914. As a member of the Rhagiini tribe, it likely shares the flower-visiting habits common to many lepturines, though specific behavioral observations for this species are limited.
Pidonia nitidicollis
A small black and yellow longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae. Adults have been observed visiting flowers of various herbaceous plants in western North America. The species is currently accepted under this name, though some sources list it as a synonym of Pidonia ruficollis.
Pidonia quadrata
Pidonia quadrata is a species of flower longhorn beetle (subfamily Lepturinae) in the family Cerambycidae. Described by Hopping in 1931, this species occurs in western North America, with records from Canada and the United States. Like other members of the genus Pidonia, adults are likely associated with flowers where they feed on pollen and nectar.
Pidonia ruficollis
Stripe-legged Long-horned Beetle
Pidonia ruficollis is a species of long-horned beetle (Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae, first described by Thomas Say in 1824. It is commonly known as the Stripe-legged Long-horned Beetle. The species is part of a diverse genus of flower-visiting cerambycids and has been documented across eastern North America.
Pidonia scripta
Pidonia scripta is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1869. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, commonly known as flower longhorns. The species is native to western North America and has been documented in both Canada and the United States.
Piodes
Piodes is a monotypic genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) established by LeConte in 1850. It contains a single species, Piodes coriacea, distributed in the United States. The genus is classified in the subfamily Lepturinae and tribe Rhagiini.
Pseudostrangalia
Pseudostrangalia is a monotypic genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae. The genus contains a single described species, Pseudostrangalia cruentata. It was established by Swaine and Hopping in 1928. Members of this genus are classified within the tribe Lepturini, a group commonly known as flower longhorns due to their frequent association with flowers as adults.
Pseudostrangalia cruentata
Pseudostrangalia cruentata is a species of longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) native to eastern North America. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly known as flower longhorns due to their frequent association with flowers. The species was first described by Haldeman in 1847 and has been documented in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec.
Pseudoxylosteus ornatus
Pseudoxylosteus ornatus is a small flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. It is the sole species in its genus, described by LeConte in 1873. Adults are approximately 10 mm in length and occur in the western United States.
Pygoleptura brevicornis
flower longhorn beetle
Pygoleptura brevicornis is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by LeConte in 1873 and is native to North America. The species belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly known as flower longhorns due to their frequent presence on flowers where they feed on pollen and nectar. Information on this species is limited in the available literature.
Pygoleptura carbonata
flower longhorn
Pygoleptura carbonata is a flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by LeConte in 1861. As a member of the subfamily Lepturinae, it belongs to a group commonly associated with visiting flowers for pollen and nectar. The species has been documented in North America, with records from Canada and the United States.
Pygoleptura nigrella
flower longhorn beetle
Pygoleptura nigrella is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. The species is native to North America and includes two recognized subspecies: the nominate P. n. nigrella and P. n. oregonensis. As a member of the subfamily Lepturinae, it is associated with flowers where adults are typically observed feeding on pollen and nectar. The species was originally described by Thomas Say in 1826 under the genus Anoplodera.
Rhagiini
Rhagiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles within the subfamily Lepturinae. Members are characterized by elongated bodies and flower-visiting behavior. The tribe occurs primarily in the Northern Hemisphere with substantial diversity in North America and Eurasia.
Rhagium
flower longhorn beetles, ribbed pine borers
Rhagium is a genus of flower longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lepturinae, family Cerambycidae. The genus contains approximately 25 described species distributed across the Holarctic region, with notable species including the widespread Rhagium inquisitor (ribbed pine borer) and Rhagium mordax. Species in this genus exhibit distinctive morphological features including relatively short antennae compared to other cerambycids, often with ribbed or sculptured elytra. The genus is notable for containing the only North American cerambycid known to overwinter as adults (R. inquisitor).
Rhagium inquisitor
Ribbed Pine Borer
Rhagium inquisitor, commonly known as the ribbed pine borer, is a medium-sized longhorn beetle distinguished by its unusual morphology and unique life history. Unlike most cerambycids, adults have short antennae and a 'big-shouldered' build with heavily ribbed elytra. The species is notable for being one of the few North American cerambycids to overwinter as adults rather than larvae, and for pupating directly beneath bark rather than in the sapwood. It has a broad Holarctic distribution spanning North America, Europe, and Asia.
Rhamnusiini
Enoploderini
Rhamnusiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) within the subfamily Lepturinae. The tribe was formerly known under the synonym Enoploderini. Members are classified within the diverse lepturine beetle lineage, which contains approximately 150 genera worldwide and is most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere.
Sachalinobia rugipennis
flower longhorn beetle
Sachalinobia rugipennis is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was first described by Newman in 1844 under the basionym Evodinus rugipennis. The species is distributed across eastern and central Canada.
Sachalinobiini
Sachalinobiini is a small tribe of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) classified within the subfamily Lepturinae. The tribe is named for its association with Sakhalin Island and surrounding regions of the Russian Far East. Members of this tribe are characterized by their elongated bodies and antennae typical of lepturine cerambycids. The tribe contains limited described diversity, reflecting its restricted geographic distribution.
Stenelytrana gigas
Gigas Longhorn Beetle
Stenelytrana gigas is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, found in North America. The species is characterized by its relatively large size among lepturine longhorns and its association with flowers as an adult. It belongs to a genus of flower-visiting cerambycids that are attracted to diverse floral resources. The species has been documented in both the United States and Mexico, with adults typically active during the warmer months. It is one of several Stenelytrana species in North America, distinguished by its size and morphological features.
Stenocorus cinnamopterus
Cinnamon-winged Flower Longhorn
Stenocorus cinnamopterus is a longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, commonly known as the Cinnamon-winged Flower Longhorn. The species is characterized by brown body coloration with distinctive orange legs. It occurs in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Adults are associated with flowers and are attracted to fermenting baits.
Stenocorus copei
Stenocorus copei is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Linsley and Chemsak in 1972. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae and tribe Rhagiini. The species is considered rare and has been collected in high-elevation coniferous forests of the southwestern United States. Field observations indicate it is attracted to sweet red wine-baited traps hung in Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) along the margins of alpine coniferous forest.
Stenocorus nubifer
Stenocorus nubifer is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) distributed across western North America. The species exhibits variable coloration, with individuals being either black or brown. As a member of the subfamily Lepturinae, it belongs to a group commonly known as flower longhorns, though specific floral associations for this species remain undocumented.
Stenocorus vestitus
Flower longhorn
Stenocorus vestitus is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) found in North America. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism in coloration: females are black while males are brown, a pattern shared with the congeneric Stenocorus meridianus. Adults are attracted to ultraviolet light and have been documented visiting fermenting bait traps. The species belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, whose members are commonly known as flower longhorns.
Stenocorus vittiger
Stenocorus vittiger is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. It is characterized by a brown pronotum bearing four black longitudinal stripes, a pattern shared with the related species Analeptura lineola. The species occurs in eastern North America, with records from Canada and the United States.
Stenostrophia
Stenostrophia is a genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae, established by Casey in 1913. The genus contains at least three recognized species distributed in western North America. Members are associated with flowering plants in arid and semi-arid habitats. One subspecies, Stenostrophia tribalteata sierrae, has been documented from the Washoe Lake area in Nevada.
Stenostrophia amabilis
flower longhorn
Stenostrophia amabilis is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by LeConte in 1857. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly known as flower longhorns due to their frequent association with blossoms. The species is found in North America, with records from the western United States and Canada. Adults have been observed visiting flowers of composite plants (Asteraceae), a typical behavior for lepturine cerambycids.
Stenostrophia coquilletti
flower longhorn beetle
Stenostrophia coquilletti is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. The species was described by Linell in 1897 and is native to North America. As a member of the subfamily Lepturinae, it is associated with flowers as an adult, a characteristic trait of this group of longhorn beetles.
Stenostrophia tribalteata serpentina
Stenostrophia tribalteata serpentina is a subspecies of longhorned beetle (family Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae. It was described by Casey in 1891. The species Stenostrophia tribalteata is part of a complex with multiple recognized subspecies distributed across western North America.
Stenostrophia tribalteata sierrae
Stenostrophia tribalteata sierrae is a subspecies of longhorned beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Linsley & Chemsak in 1976. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly known as flower longhorns for their frequent association with flowers. The subspecies is known from the Sierra Nevada region of California and Nevada, with specific records from Washoe County, Nevada. Adults have been observed in spring and fall, suggesting bivoltine or extended adult activity.
Stenostrophia tribalteata tribalteata
Stenostrophia tribalteata tribalteata is a subspecies of longhorned beetle (Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae. It was originally described by LeConte in 1873. The taxon is currently treated as a synonym in some sources, though it has also been recognized as valid in more recent literature. It occurs in western North America, with records from California and Nevada.
Strangalepta abbreviata
Strangalepta Flower Longhorn Beetle
Strangalepta abbreviata is a longhorn beetle and the sole member of its genus. It belongs to the flower longhorn subfamily Lepturinae, a group known for visiting flowers as adults. The species is moderately well-documented across eastern and central North America.
Strangalia acuminata
flower longhorn
Strangalia acuminata is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America. Like other members of the genus Strangalia, it is associated with flowers where adults are often observed feeding. The species was described by Olivier in 1800.
Strangalia antennata
Strangalia antennata is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Schaeffer in 1908. The species belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly known as flower longhorns for their frequent association with flowers. Very few documented observations exist for this species, with no records in major biodiversity databases such as iNaturalist and minimal information available in scientific literature.
Strangalia bicolor
Bicolored Flower Longhorn Beetle
Strangalia bicolor is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is commonly known as the bicolored flower longhorn. The species is native to North America and is typically associated with flowers, where adults are frequently observed.
Strangalia famelica
Slender Flower Longhorn Beetle
Strangalia famelica is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America. The species belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, whose members are diurnal and commonly visit flowers as adults. Two subspecies are recognized: S. f. famelica and S. f. solitaria.
Strangalia famelica famelica
Coastal Plain Slender Flower Longhorn
Strangalia famelica famelica is a subspecies of longhorned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae, commonly known as the Coastal Plain Slender Flower Longhorn. As a member of the flower longhorn group, it is diurnal and visits flowers as an adult. The subspecies belongs to a species complex that is widespread across eastern North America, with this particular subspecies occurring in the coastal plain region. It is one of several Strangalia species frequently encountered in the eastern United States, though less commonly than some congeners such as S. sexnotata or S. luteicornis.
Strangalia famelica solitaria
Midwestern Slender Flower Longhorn
Strangalia famelica solitaria is a subspecies of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is a diurnal species that visits flowers as an adult, and is considered one of the more commonly encountered flower longhorns in Missouri. The species has been documented from fermenting bait traps, with two specimens captured in molasses/beer traps during a 2015 study in Missouri—marking the first report of this subspecies from fermenting baits in the state. Larvae develop in dead hardwood branches.
Strangalia luteicornis
Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle
Strangalia luteicornis is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found across North America, with records from Canada (Ontario, Québec) and the United States. The species has been observed mating on flowers of Hydrangea arborescens and Saururus cernuus, with females consuming pollen from the latter. It is attracted to ethanol/red wine bait traps and has been collected in xeric dolomite prairie remnants and dry-mesic upland deciduous forest habitats.
Strangalia strigosa
flower longhorn beetle
Strangalia strigosa is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Newman in 1841. It belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly associated with flowers where adults frequently feed on pollen and nectar. The species is distributed across North America.
Strangalia virilis
strange virile bycid
Strangalia virilis is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It occurs in North America, with documented records from Texas and Oklahoma. The species is associated with flowering plants, particularly Torilis arvensis (erect hedge parsley). It was described by LeConte in 1873.
Strophiona
Strophiona is a genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae. The genus was established by Casey in 1913 and contains three recognized species: Strophiona laeta, S. nitens, and S. tigrina. These beetles belong to the tribe Lepturini, a group commonly known as flower longhorns due to their frequent association with flowers.
Strophiona laeta
flower longhorn
Strophiona laeta is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is native to North America, with records from the United States and Canada. The species belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly associated with flowers where adults frequently feed on pollen and nectar.
Strophiona nitens
chestnut bark borer
Strophiona nitens, commonly known as the chestnut bark borer, is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is native to North America and has been documented across multiple Canadian provinces and U.S. states. The species belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group characterized by their flower-visiting behavior. Despite its common name referencing chestnut, specific ecological relationships with this host plant require further verification.
Toxoleptura vexatrix
Toxoleptura vexatrix is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae. First described by Mannerheim in 1853, this species has been treated under the synonym Brachyleptura vexatrix in some taxonomic treatments. It occurs in North America. As a member of the flower-visiting lepturine beetles, adults likely feed on pollen and nectar, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented in published sources.
Trachysida
Trachysida is a genus of longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lepturinae, tribe Lepturini. The genus contains at least two described species: Trachysida aspera (LeConte, 1873) and Trachysida mutabilis (Newman, 1841). Records indicate association with dead wood of hardwood trees, particularly Carpinus caroliniana (blue beech, musclewood).
Trachysida aspera
flower longhorn beetle
Trachysida aspera is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is native to North America and belongs to the subfamily Lepturinae, a group commonly associated with flowers. The species was first described by LeConte in 1873 under the name Leptura aspera. Three subspecies are currently recognized: T. a. aspera, T. a. brevifrons, and T. a. rufescens.
Trachysida mutabilis
flower longhorn
Trachysida mutabilis is a species of flower longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America, with confirmed records from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick) and the United States. The species has been reared from dead branches of Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) in Missouri, where it represents the only known state record.