CERAMBYCIDAE - LONGHORN BEETLES
SUBFAMILY LAMIINAE
One-hundred and eighty-seven species of this subfamily occur in Paraguay, classified in seventeen tribes. Fourteen species are endemic to the country. The following is a list of the species so far documented as occurring in Paraguay based on Monné MA & Hovore FT 2005 - Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere Online Edition - click the link to download the entire publication from Cerambycids.com.
Endemic species are marked with EN.
Species for which we have images identified to species level are marked with a *.
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Relevant Resources
For people interested in Cerambycidae the following electronic resources are highly recommended.
Cerambycids.com Downloads and information about this group
Catalogue of the New World Cerambycidae Photographs of the vast majority of the New World Taxa
Subfamily Lamiinae - Latreille, 1825:401
Tribe Acanthocinini - Blanchard, 1845
Alcidion albosparsus (Melzer, 1934)
Alcidion ludicrum (Germar, 1824)
Anisopodus arachnoides (Audinet-Serville, 1835)
Anisopodus curvilineatus White, 1855
Atrypanius albocinctus Melzer, 1930
Cosmotoma viridana Lacordaire, 1872
Cosmotomidius setosus (Audinet-Serville, 1835)
Eutrypanus dorsalis (Germar, 1824)
Hylettus seniculus (Germar, 1824)
Leptostylus gnomus Monné & Hoffmann, 1981
Leptostylus obscurellus Bates, 1863
Leptostylus perniciosus Monné & Hoffmann, 1981
Lepturgantes variegatus Gilmour, 1957
Lepturges anceps Gilmour, 1962
Lepturges comptus Melzer, 1930
Lepturges dorotheae Gilmour, 1962
Lepturges elimata Monné, 1976
Lepturges inscriptus (Bates, 1863)
Lepturges laetus Melzer, 1928
Lepturges scriptus Gilmour, 1958
Lepturges seabrai Monné, 1976
Lepturges unicolor Gilmour, 1959
Microplia agilis Audinet-Serville, 1835
Nealcidion bicristatum (Bates, 1863)
Neoeutrypanus glaucus (Melzer, 1931)
Nyssodrysilla irrorata (Melzer, 1927)
Nyssodrysina lignaria (Bates, 1864)
Nyssodrysternum basale (Melzer, 1934)
Oedopeza maculatissima Monné & Martins, 1976
Oedopeza umbrosa (Germar, 1824)
Paraprobatius bucki Breuning, 1955
Pentheochaetes mysticus Melzer, 1932
Probatiomimus signiferus (Thomson, 1865)
Sporetus colobotheides (White, 1855)
Tithonus umbrosus Thomson, 1864
Trypanidius maculatus Monné & Delfino, 1980
Trypanidius proximus Melzer, 1931
Xylergatoides asper (Bates, 1864)
Tribe Acanthoderini - Thomson, 1860
Acanthoderes albitarsis Laporte, 1840
Alphus similis Martins, 1985
Ateralphus subsellatus (White, 1855)
Dryoctenes scrupulosus (Germar, 1824)
Dufauxia simplex Martins & Galileo, 2003 EN
Eupromerella griseofasciata (Fuchs, 1959)
Eupromerella propinqua (Melzer, 1931)
Exalphus gounellei (Lane, 1973)
Exalphus guaraniticus (Lane, 1955)
Hedypathes betulinus (Klug, 1825)
*Macropophora accentifer
Melzerus difficilis (Melzer, 1934)
Myoxomorpha vidua Lacordaire, 1872
Octotapnia exótica Galileo & Martins, 1992 EN
Oreodera aerumnosa Erichson, 1847
*Oreodera paulista
Oreodera quinquetuberculata (Drapiez, 1820)
Oreodera vulgata Monné & Fragoso, 1988
Penaherreraus pubicornis (Audinet-Serville, 1835)
Psapharochrus cylindricus (Bates, 1861)
*Psapharochrus jaspideus (Germar)
Psapharochrus juno (Fisher, 1938)
Steirastoma marmorata (Thunberg, 1822)
Steirastoma stellio Pascoe, 1866
Tribe Aerenicini - Lacordaire, 1872
Aerenica canescens (Klug, 1825)
Aerenomera boliviensis Gilmour, 1962
Antodice picta (Klug, 1825)
Antodice quadrimaculata Martins & Galileo, 2003 EN
Apophaula ocellata Lane, 1973
Holoaerenica multipunctata (Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Latreille, 1825)
Holoaerenica obtusipennis (Fuchs, 1963)
Pseudomecas femoralis Aurivillius, 1920
Recchia gemignanii (Lane, 1939)
Recchia piriana Martins & Galileo, 1998
Recchia procera Martins & Galileo, 1985
Rumacon annulicornis (Melzer, 1930)
Rumacon canescens (Bruch, 1926)
Vianopolisia captiosa (Martins & Galileo, 1985)
Tribe Agapanthiini - Mulsant, 1839
Hippopsis arriagadai Martins & Galileo, 2003 EN
*Hippopsis pertusa
Pachypeza marginata Pascoe, 1888
*Pachypeza pennicornis (Germar, 1824)
Pachypeza teres Pascoe, 1888
Zipoetopsis unicolor Breuning, 1950 EN
Tribe Anisocerini - Thomson, 1860
Anisocerus scopifer (Germar, 1824)
Onychocerus aculeicornis (Kirby, 1818)
Onychocerus crassus (Voet, 1778)
Tribe Apomecynini - Thomson, 1860
Adetus angustus Melzer, 1934
Adetus proximus Breuning, 1940 EN
Adetus pulchellus (Thomson, 1868)
Adetus similis Bruch, 1939
Bebelis inaequalis (Fisher, 1947) EN
Bisaltes roseiceps Breuning, 1939
Falsischnolea flavoapicalis Breuning, 1940
Parmenonta strandiella Breuning, 1940
Ptericoptus acuminatus (Fabricius, 1801)
Ptericoptus ? meridionalis Breuning, 1939
Rosalba approximata (Melzer, 1934)
Rosalba consobrina (Melzer, 1934)
Rosalba digna (Melzer, 1934)
Tribe Calliini - Thomson, 1864
*Callia paraguaya Galileo & Martins, 2002 EN
Callia pulchra Melzer, 1930
Callia xanthomera Redtenbacher, 1867
Hemicladus thomsonii Buquet, 1857
Tribe Colobotheini - Thomson, 1860
Colobothea brullei Gahan, 1889
Colobothea fasciata Bates, 1865
Colobothea musiva (Germar, 1824)
Colobothea poecila (Germar, 1824)
Colobothea rubroornata Zajciw, 1962
Colobothea seriatomaculata Zajciw, 1962
Colobothea simillima Aurivillius, 1902
Sangaris duplex (Bates, 1881)
Tribe Compsosomatini - Thomson, 1857
Aerenea brunnea Thomson, 1868
Aerenea flavolineata Melzer, 1923
Aerenea posticalis Thomson, 1857
Aerenea robusta Monné, 1980 EN
Aerenea sulcicollis Melzer, 1932
Compsosoma nubilum var. simplex Gounelle 1908
Tessarecphora arachnoides Thomson, 1857
Tribe Desmiphorini - Thomson, 1860
Cicatrisestola flavicans Breuning, 1947
Desmiphora compacta Breuning, 1942
Desmiphora cucullata Thomson, 1868
Desmiphora hirticollis (Olivier, 1795)
Desmiphora intonsa (Germar, 1824)
Desmiphora lateralis Thomson, 1868
Estola albocincta Melzer, 1932
Estola fuscodorsalis Breuning, 1940
Estola longeantennata Breuning, 1940
Estola obscuroides Breuning, 1942 EN
Euestola obliqua Galileo & Martins, 2004 EN
Eupogonius lineolatus Melzer, 1933
Ischnolea bimaculata Chevrolat, 1861
Ischnolea flavinota Galileo & Martins, 1993
Ischnoleomimus arriagadai Galileo & Martins, 2004 EN
Parischnolea excavata Breuning, 1942
Tribe Falsamblesthiini - Gilmour, 1961
Obereoides joergenseni (Bruch, 1911)
Tribe Hemilophini - Thomson 1868
Adesmus colligatus (Redtenbacher, 1867)
Adesmus divus (Chabrillac, 1857)
Adesmus hemispilus (Germar, 1821)
Adesmus verticalis (Germar, 1824)
Apagomerella versicolor (Boheman, 1859)
Canarana marceloi Martins & Galileo, 1992
Eranina argentina (Bruch, 1911)
Fredlanea guaranitica (Lane, 1966) EN
Hemilophus dimidiaticornis Audinet-Serville, 1835
Hemilophus unicolor Bates, 1881
Icimauna ciliaris (Klug, 1825)
Malacoscylus cirratus (Germar, 1824)
Phoebe spegazzinii Bruch, 1908
Zeale nigromaculata (Klug, 1829)
Tribe Onciderini - Thomson, 1860
Cherentes niveilateris (Thomson, 1868)
Cipriscola fasciata (Thomson, 1860)
Clavidesmus heterocerus (Buquet, 1852)
Hesycha variabilis Dillon & Dillon, 1945
Hesychotypa miniata Thomson, 1868
Hesychotypa subfasciata Dillon & Dillon, 1945
Hypselomus cristatus Perty, 1832
Hypsioma chapadensis Dillon & Dillon, 1945
Hypsioma gibbera Audinet-Serville, 1835
Hypsioma rimosa Dillon & Dillon, 1945 EN
Lochmaeocles fasciatus (Lucas in Laporte, 1857)
Lochmaeocles sladeni (Gahan in Arrow, 1903)
Lydipta conspersa (Aurivillius, 1922)
Lydipta pumilio Thomson, 1868
Midamiella hecabe (Dillon & Dillon, 1945)
Neodillonia albisparsa (Germar, 1824)
Oncideres captiosa Martins, 1981
Oncideres dejeanii Thomson, 1868
Oncideres germarii Thomson, 1868
Oncideres impluviata (Germar, 1842)
Oncideres miniata Thomson, 1868
Oncideres saga (Dalman, 1823)
Oncideres ulcerosa (Germar, 1824)
Peritrox nigromaculatus Aurivillius, 1920
Plerodia syrinx (Bates, 1865)
Trachysomus arriagadai Galileo & Martins, 1991
Trachysomus fragifer (Kirby, 1818)
Trestonia capreola (Germar, 1824)
Tribe Pogonocherini - Mulsant, 1839
Estoloderces luederwaldti Melzer, 1928
Lypsimena brasiliensis Aurivillius, 1922
Tribe Polyrhaphidini - Thomson 1860
Polyrhaphis argentina Lane, 1978
*Polyrhaphis spinipennis
Tribe Pteropliini - Thomson, 1860
Ataxia luteifrons (Bruch, 1926)
Rhaphiptera affinis Thomson, 1868
Rhaphiptera nodifera Audinet-Serville, 1835
Tribe Tapeinini - Thomson 1857
Tapeina coronata Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Latreille, 1828
Tapeina melzeri Zajciw, 1966
Tapeina rudifrons Marinoni, 1972
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