Molorchini

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Molorchini
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Molorchus minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Cerambycidae
Subfamily:
Cerambycinae
Tribe:
Molorchini

Mulsant, 1863

Molorchini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the single genus Molorchus and the following species: [1]

Beetle Order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 80,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Cerambycinae subfamily of beetles

Cerambycinae is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 715 genera, which, in total, consist of some 3,900 species. The subfamily is most widely distributed in the Americas, with 430 species in 130 genera in its neotropical regions. Within the family, the only subfamily of comparable diversity is the Lamiinae.

<i>Molorchus bimaculatus</i> Species of beetle

Molorchus bimaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Say in 1824.

Molorchus eburneus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Linsley in 1931.

Molorchus longicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873.

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<i>Peristoreus</i> Genus of beetles

Peristoreus is a weevil genus native to New Zealand. This genus was first described in 1877 by Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch.

Zopheridae family of insects

The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both included in the Zopheridae as subfamilies or even as tribe of subfamily Zopherinae. Some authors accept up to six subfamilies here, while others merge all except the Colydiinae into the Zopherinae.

Colydiinae subfamily of insects

Colydiinae is a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as cylindrical bark beetles. They have been treated historically as a family Colydiidae, but have been moved into the Zopheridae, where they constitute the bulk of the diversity of the newly expanded family, with about 140 genera worldwide. They are diverse for example in the Australian region, from where about 35 genera are known; in Europe, though, only 20 genera are found and many of these only with few species.

Xylotoles is a genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It contains several species, including Xylotoles costatus, once thought extinct. The longhorn beetle belonging to genus Xylotoles is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.

<i>Ctenognathus</i> genus of insects

Ctenognathus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1843.

Megadromus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Lycochoriolaus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

Elaphidiini Tribe of beetles

Elaphidiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:

Obriini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera and species:

Psebiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:

Stenoderini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera and species:

Stenopterini Tribe of beetles

Stenopterini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:

<i>Distenia</i> Genus of beetles

Distenia is a genus of Disteniid beetle.

Apomecynini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.

Pteropliini

Pteropliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.

Lamiini

Lamiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.

Somatidia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

Hybolasius is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

<i>Menesia</i> genus of insects

Menesia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

References

  1. ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.


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