Cactus longhorn beetles are large, flightless, black beetles found in North American deserts of the western United States and northern Mexico. M. gigas is native to the Sonoran desert at elevations below 4900 feet (1500m). The front wings of these beetles are fused forming a single, hardened shell, from which the genus derives its Latin name. The genus includes twenty species.
Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae), containing about 150 genera worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere. Until recently the subfamily Necydalinae was included within the lepturines, but this has been recently recognized as a separate subfamily. Nine tribes are usually recognized today, with a tenth, Caraphiini, created in 2016. A few genera are of uncertain placement within the subfamily.
Centrodera is the genus of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family. Beetles of this genus are distributed in North America, most of them are found only in United States.
Liopinus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Linsley and Chemsak in 1995.
Elaphidiini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing the following genera:
Aneflomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Anelaphus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Elaphidion is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Mecas is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Typocerus lugubris is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus zebra, the zebra longhorn, is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus octonotatus is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus gloriosus is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus lunulatus is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus velutinus, known generally as the banded longhorn or cerambycid beetle, is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus sparsus is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Typocerus sinuatus, the notch-tipped flower longhorn, is a species of flower longhorn in the family of beetles known as Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
