| Megapurpuricenus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Megapurpuricenus Eya, 2015 |
| Species: | M. magnificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megapurpuricenus magnificus (LeConte, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megapurpuricenus is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae containing one described species, M. magnificus. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
Anisocerus is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least two described species in Anisocerus.
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Trachyderini is a tribe of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 140 genera and 650 described species in Trachyderini.
Crioprosopus is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are about 13 described species in Crioprosopus.
Callistochroma cacica is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
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Crioprosopus servillei is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
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Merionoedopsis is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least two described species in Merionoedopsis.
Cotyabanycha is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There is one described species in Cotyabanycha, C. ocularis.
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Megaderus is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least two described species in Megaderus.
Michthisoma is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing a single described species, Michthisoma heterodoxum.
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