The longhorn beetles are a cosmopolitan family of beetles, typically 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 family is large, with over 26,000 species described, slightly more than half from the Eastern Hemisphere. Several are serious pests. The larvae, called roundheaded borers, bore into wood, where they can cause extensive damage to either living trees or untreated lumber. A number of species mimic ants, bees, and wasps, though a majority of species are cryptically colored. The rare titan beetle from northeastern South America is often considered the largest insect, with a maximum known body length of just over 16.7 cm (6.6 in). 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.
The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species, mostly in the families Cerambycidae and Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles.
The Disteniidae are a small family of beetles in the superfamily Chrysomeloidea, traditionally treated as a group within the Cerambycidae.
Meroscelisus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
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.
Lepturgantes is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Crioprosopus thoracicus is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1892.
Aedoeus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Aedoeus thoracicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fairmaire in 1902.
Didymocantha obliqua is a species of longhorn beetle native to Australia. It is an established exotic in New Zealand.
Dmytro Zajciw was a Ukrainian and Brazilian entomologist, notable for his collection and for his many beetle discoveries. He was the author of Two new genera and species of neotropical Longhorn beetles , 1957, Contribution to the study of Longhorn beetles of Rio de Janeiro , 1958, and was the first to describe the genera Adesmoides and Pseudogrammopsis, as well as the species Beraba angusticollis and Mionochroma subaurosum, among many others.
Hammatoderus thoracicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1858. It is known from Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, El Salvador, and Venezuela.
Hybolasius thoracicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Broun in 1893. It is known from New Zealand.
Agonoleptus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Agonoleptus.
Anthrenus thoracicus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America.
Placopterus thoracicus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Agonoleptus thoracicus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Platyceroides thoracicus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Pterallastes thoracicus is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
