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.
Trachyderini is a tribe of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 140 genera and 650 described species in Trachyderini.
Eupalessa attenuata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Eupalessa. It was described by James Thomson in 1868. The genus was originally known as Eupales, named by Dillon and Dillon in 1946; however, this name was preoccupied by the leaf beetle genus EupalesLefèvre, 1885, so it was renamed to Eupalessa by Miguel A. Monné in 2005.
Phantasis gigantea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1844, originally under the genus Phrissoma.
Pterolophia olivacea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning and de Jong in 1941.
Pterolophia strumosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1865, originally under the genus Praonetha. It is known from Australia. It contains the varietas Pterolophia strumosa var. blackburni.
Pterolophia afflicta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1867, originally under the genus Lychrosis. It is known from Australia.
Pterolophia zebrina is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pascoe in 1858, originally under the genus Hathlia. It is known from India, China, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Pterolophia penicillata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1862, originally under the genus Praonetha.
Pterolophia caballina is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gressitt in 1951, originally under the genus Lychrosis.
Pterolophia mimica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gressitt in 1942, originally under the genus Lychrosis.
Pterolophia annulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chevrolat in 1845, originally under the genus Coptops. It is known from Myanmar, China, Burma, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It feeds on Piper nigrum.
Pterolophia bisbinodula is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Quedenfeldt in 1883, originally under the genus Theticus. It has a wide distribution in Africa.
Pterolophia crassipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Wiedemann in 1823, originally under the genus Lamia. It is known from Malaysia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra.
Pterolophia guineensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1864, originally under the genus Alyattes.
Pterolophia kaleea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1866, originally under the genus Praonetha.
Pterolophia lateripicta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Léon Fairmaire in 1879, originally under the genus Oopsis. It is known from Fiji.
Pterolophia m-griseum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Étienne Mulsant in 1846, originally under the genus Albana. It is known from Spain and France. It feeds on Genista scorpius and Genista cinerea.
Pterolophia nigrosparsa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hermann Julius Kolbe in 1893, originally under the genus Praonetha.
Pterolophia variolosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hermann Julius Kolbe in 1893, originally under the genus Praonetha.
