CERAMBYCIDAE - LONGHORN BEETLES
SUBFAMILY CERAMBYCINAE
Two-hundred and ninety-five species of this subfamily occur in Paraguay, classified into 28 tribes. Ten species are considered 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 CERAMBYCINAE - Latreille 1802:211
Tribe Achrysonini - Lacordaire 1869
Achryson foersteri Bosq. 1953
Achryson lutarium Burmeister 1865
Achryson maculatum Burmeister 1865
Achryson undulatum Burmeister 1865
Achryson unicolor Bruch 1908
Tribe Basipterini - Fragoso, Monné & Seabra 1987
Basiptera castaneipennis Thomson 1864
Diastrophosternus bruchi Grounelle 1911
Tribe Bothriospilini - Lane 1950
Bothriospila elegans Aurivillius 1923
Chlorida costata Audinet-Serville 1834
Chlorida festiva (Linnaeus 1758)
Coccoderus novempunctatus (Germar 1824)
Callichroma sericeum (Fabricius 1792)
Cnemidochroma phyllopus (Guérin Méneville 1844)
Minochroma vittatum (Fabricius 1755)
Tribe Callichromatini - Blanchard 1845
*Cnemidochroma phyllopus
Tribe Cerambycini - Latreille 1804
Subtribe Cermbycina - Latreille 1804
Juiaparus batus (Linnaeus 1758)
Plocaederus fraterculus (Martins 1979) EN
Plocaederus pactor (Lameere 1855)
Plocaederus pisinnus (Martins & Monné 1975)
Subtribe Sphallotrichina - Martins & Monné 2002
Butherium erythropus Bates 1870
Coleoxestia cinnamomea (Gounelle 1909)
*Coleoxestia corvina (Gemar 1824)
Coleoxestia exotica Martins & Monné 2005
Coleoxestia semipubescens Melzer 1923
Coleoxestia vittata (Thomson 1860)
Coleoxestia waterhousei (Gounelle 1909)
Criodion angustatum Buquet 1852
Criodion torticole Bates 1870
Poeciloxestia dorsalis (Thomson, 1860)
Sphallotrichus spadiceus (Gahan, 1892)
Xestiodion annulipes (Buquet in Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Tribe Clytini - Mulsant, 1839
Mecometopus mendosus Galileo & Martins, 1996
Mecometopus palmatus (Olivier, 1795)
*Megacyllene acuta (Germar, 1821)
Megacyllene castanea (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Megacyllene falsa (Chevrolat, 1862)
Megacyllene hoffmanni (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Megacyllene mellyi (Chevrolat, 1862)
Megacyllene multiguttata (Burmeister, 1865)
Megacyllene murina (Burmeister, 1879)
Megacyllene proxima (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Megacyllene spinifera (Newman, 1840)
Megacyllene unicolor Fuchs, 1955
Neoclytus curvatus (Germar, 1821)
Neoclytus mulleri Fuchs, 1955
Neoclytus olivaceus (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Neoclytus pusillus (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Neoclytus rufus (Olivier, 1795)
Neoclytus sobrinus (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
Neoclytus stillatus Aurivillius, 1908
Neoclytus ypsilon Chevrolat, 1862
Tribe Compsocerini - Thomson, 1864
Aglaoschema ventrale (Germar, 1824)
Compsoceridius gounellei (Bruch, 1908)
*Compsocerus violaceus (White, 1853)
Orthostoma abdominale (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817)
Paromoeocerus barbicornis (Fabricius, 1792)
Unxia gracilior (Burmeister, 1865)
Tribe Eburiini - Blanchard, 1845
Cupanoscelis heteroclita Gounelle, 1909
Eburia sordida Burmeister, 1865
Eburodacrys campestris Gounelle, 1909
Eburodacrys crassimana Gounelle, 1909
Eburodacrys dubitata White, 1853
*Eburodacrys flexuosa
Eburodacrys longilineata White, 1853
Eburodacrys punctipennis White, 1853
Eburodacrys sexguttata Lameere, 1884
Eburodacrys sexmaculata (Olivier, 1790)
Eburodacrys subaffinis White, 1853
Eburodacrys vittata (Blanchard, 1843)
Erosida gratiosa (Blanchard, 1843)
Pantomallus morosus (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
*Pronuba decora Thomson, 1860
*Susuacanga octoguttata (Germar, 1821)
Susuacanga unicolor (Bates, 1870)
Uncieburia quadrilineata (Burmeister, 1865)
Tribe Ectenessini - Martins & Galileo, 1998
Ectenessa ocellata (Gounelle, 1909)
Ectenessa quadriguttata (Burmeister, 1865)
Eurymerus eburioides Audinet-Serville, 1833
Niophis rufula (Gounelle, 1909)
Tricheurymerus obscurus (Prosen, 1947)
Tricheurymerus quadristigma (Gounelle, 1909)
Tribe Elaphidionini - Thomson, 1864
Aetheibidion hirtellum (Gounelle, 1913)
*Ambonus distinctus (Newman, 1840)
*Ambonus interrogationis (Blanchard in Orbigny, 1843)
*Ambonus lippus (Germar, 1824)
Amethysphaerion guarani Martins & Napp, 1992 EN
Appula melancholica Gounelle, 1909
Appula sericatula Gounelle, 1909
Centrocerum elegans Chevrolat, 1861
Eurysthea hirta (Kirby, 1818)
Eurysthea lacordairei (Lacordaire, 1869)
Mallocera glauca Audinet-Serville, 1833
*Mallocera ramosa Gounelle, 1909
Mallocera umbrosa Gounelle, 1909
Mephritus blandus (Newman, 1841)
Morphaneflus prolixus Martins & Napp, 1992
Neomallocera opulenta (Newman. 1841)
Nephalius spiniger (Blanchard in Orbigny, 1843)
Periboeum ocellatum Gounelle, 1909
Piezophidion intricatum Galileo & Martins, 1992
Protomallocera hilairei (Gounelle, 1909)
Sphaerion exutum (Newman, 1841)
Sphaerion inerme White, 1853
Stizocera asyka Galileo & Martins, 2004 EN
Stizocera boyi Melzer, 1927
Stizocera elegantula (Perroud, 1855)
Stizocera meinerti (Aurivillius, 1900)
*Stizocera plicicollis (Germar, 1824)
Stizocera wagneri (Gounelle, 1913)
Tribe Erlandiini - Aurivillius, 1912
Erlandia inopinata Aurivillius, 1904
Tribe Graciliini - Mulsant, 1839
Parommidion extricatum Martins, 1974
Tribe Hesperophanini - Mulsant, 1839
Anoplomerus buqueti Belon, 1890
Anoplomerus rotundicollis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Eusapia amazonica (White, 1855)
Tribe Heteropsini - Lacordaire, 1869
Allodemus tricolor (Perty, 1832)
Chrysoprasis aeneiventris Bates, 1870
Chrysoprasis aurigena (Germar, 1824)
Chrysoprasis auriventris Redtenbacher, 1868
Chrysoprasis basalis Chevrolat, 1859
Chrysoprasis concolor Redtenbacher, 1868
Chrysoprasis hypocrita Erichson, 1847
Chrysoprasis linearis Bates, 1870
Chrysoprasis ritcheri Gounelle, 1913
Eriphosoma sellatum (Buquet in Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Eryphus bipunctatus (Perty, 1832)
Erythropterus amabilis Melzer, 1934
Mallosoma zonatum (Sahlberg, 1823)
Stratone aurantia Galileo & Martins, 1992 EN
Tribe Ibidionini - Thomson, 1860
Division I - Martins, 1967
Ctenoplon x-littera (Thomson, 1865)
Epacroplon cruciatum (Aurivillius, 1899)
Gnomidolon brethesi Bruch, 1908:204
Gnomidolon elegantulum Lameere, 1885
Gnomidolon grantsaui Martins, 1967
Gnomidolon ornaticolle Martins, 1960
Gnomidolon pallidicauda Gounelle, 1909
Gnomidolon pictum (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
Gnomidolon pulchrum Martins, 1960
Gnomidolon varians Gounelle, 1909
Hexoplon juno Thomson, 1865
Hexoplon nigropiceum Martins, 1959 EN
Hexoplon speciosum Fisher, 1937
Hexoplon uncinatum Gounelle, 1909
Notosphaeridion scabrosum (Gounelle, 1909)
Pronoplon rubriceps (Gounelle, 1909)
Stenygra conspicua (Perty, 1832)
Stenygra cosmocera White, 1855
Stenygra setigera (Germar, 1824)
Tetraibidion aurivillii (Gounelle, 1909)
Tetroplon caudatum Aurivillius, 1899
Division II - Martins, 1968
Alcyopis cyanoptera Pascoe, 1866
Gnomibidion denticolle (Dalman, 1823)
Minibidion minusculum (Martins, 1962)
Opacibidion opacicolle (Melzer, 1931)
Opacibidion rugicolle (Nonfried, 1895)
Psiloibidion leucogramma (Perty, 1832)
Thoracibidion fasciiferum (Berg, 1889)
Thoracibidion flavopictum (Perty, 1832)
Thoracibidion lineatocolle (Thomson, 1865)
Tropidion aurulentum Martins, 1971
Tropidion breviusculum (Thomson, 1867)
Tropidion fairmairei (Gounelle, 1909)
Tropidion hermione (Thomson, 1867)
Tropidion personatum (Gounelle, 1909)
Tropidion pictipenne (Martins, 1962)
Tropidion rusticum (Gounelle, 1909)
Tropidion salamis (Thomson, 1867)
*Tropidion signatum (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
Tropidion sipolisi (Gounelle, 1909)
Tropidion validum (Martins, 1962) EN
Tropidion vianai Martins, 1971 EN
Division IV - Martins, 1969
Bomaribidion angusticolle (Gounelle, 1909)
Compsibidion crassipede Martins, 1971
Compsibidion fairmairei (Thomson, 1865)
Compsibidion graphicum (Thomson, 1867)
Compsibidion truncatum (Thomson, 1865)
Megaceron australe (Martins, 1960)
Tetraopidion mucoriferum (Thomson, 1867)
Division V - Martins, 1970
Compsa albopicta Perty, 1832
Compsa amoena Fisher, 1937
Compsa monrosi (Prosen, 1961)
Compsa multiguttata Melzer, 1935
Compsa quadriguttata (White, 1855)
Dodecaibidion modestum Martins, 1970
Engyum quadrinotatum Thomson, 1864
Heterachthes ebenus Newman, 1840
Heterocompsa geniculata (Thomson, 1865)
Microibidion exculptum Martins, 1962
Microibidion exiguum Martins, 1962
Opsibidion flavocinctum Martins, 1960
Tribe Lissonotini - Thomson, 1860
Lissonotus andalgalensis Bruch, 1908
Lissonotus flabellicornis (Germar, 1824)
Lissonotus spadiceus Dalman, 1823
Tribe Methiini - Thomson, 1860
Methia enigma Martins, 1981 EN
Methia fischeri Melzer, 1923
Tribe Molorchini - Mulsant, 1863
Merionoedopsis aeneiventris Gounelle, 1911
Merionoedopsis brevipennis Melzer, 1934
Tribe Necydalopsini - Blanchard, 1851
Ozodes flavitarsis Gounelle, 1911
Tribe Neocorini - Martins, 2005
Neocorus ibidionoides (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
Tribe Obriini - Mulsant, 1839
Obrium cicatricosum Gounelle, 1909
Obrium multifarium Berg, 1889
Tribe Oemini - Lacordaire, 1869
Subtribe Oemina - Lacordaire, 1869
Atenizus laticeps Bates, 1867
Macroeme priapica (Thomson, 1857)
Malacopterus pavidus (Germar, 1824)
Neoeme annulicornis (Buquet, 1859)
Ocroeme recki (Melzer, 1931)
Phrynoeme cucullata (Gounelle, 1913)
Sphagoeme aurivillii Gounelle, 1909
Temnopis latifascia Martins & Monné, 1975
Temnopis megacephala (Germar, 1824)
Subtribe Methioidina - Martins, 1997
Proeme plagiata (Buquet, 1860)
Tribe Piezocerini - Lacordaire, 1869
Subtribe Haruspicina - Martins, 1976
Haruspex quadripustulatus Gounelle, 1909
Subtribe Piezocerina - Lacordaire, 1869
Gorybia maculosa Martins, 1976 EN
Gorybia martes Pascoe, 1866
Gorybia proxima Martins, 1976
Pharcidodes suturalis (Gounelle, 1909)
Piezocera bivittata Audinet-Serville, 1834
Piezocera nodicollis Melzer, 1934
Tribe Pteroplatini - Thomson, 1860
Aphylax lyciformis (Germar, 1824)
Deltosoma hovorella Di Iorio, 2003
Pteroplatus adustus Burmeister, 1865
Thelgetra latipennis Thomson, 1864
Tribe Rhinotragini - Thomson, 1860
Acyphoderes auricapilla Fisher, 1947
Acyphoderes carinicollis Bates, 1873
Acyphoderes crinita (Klug, 1825)
Epimelitta barbicrus (Kirby, 1818)
Epimelitta laticornis (Klug, 1825)
Isthmiade braconides (Perty, 1832)
Neoregostoma luridum (Klug, 1825)
Odontocera baeri (Gounelle, 1913)
Odontocera flavicauda Bates, 1873
Odontocera sanguinolenta Bates, 1873
Ommata amoena Gounelle, 1911
Ommata brevipennis Melzer, 1934
Ommata clavicornis Bates, 1873
Ommata demissa Melzer, 1934
Ommata gracilis Fisher 1952 EN
Ommata rectipennis Zajciw, 1965
Ommata tenuis (Burmeister, 1865)
Ommata viridis Gounelle, 1911
Oregostoma bipartitum (Bates, 1873)
Pasiphyle auricollis Bruch, 1918
Phygopoda jacobi Fuchs, 1961
Rhinotragus apicalis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Sphecomorpha murina (Klug, 1825)
Tomopterus flavofasciatus Fisher, 1947
Tomopterus larroides White, 1855
Tomopterus obliquus Bates, 1870
Tribe Rhopalophorini - Blanchard, 1845
Cosmisoma brullei (Mulsant, 1863)
Cosmisoma cyaneum Gounelle, 1911
Cosmisoma ochraceum (Perty, 1832)
Cycnoderus tenuatus Audinet-Serville, 1834
Dihammaphora bruchi Aurivillius, 1922
Dihammaphora nigrita Chevrolat, 1859
Disaulax hirsuticornis (Kirby, 1818)
Lathusia ferruginea (Bruch, 1908)
Rhopalophora collaris (Germar, 1824)
Thalusia erythromera (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
Tribe Smodicini - Lacordaire, 1869
Smodicum dinellii Bruch, 1911
Smodicum recticolle Martins, 1975
Smodicum semipubescens Gounelle, 1911
Tribe Torneutini - Thomson, 1860
Diploschema mandibulare Fuchs, 1964
Diploschema rotundicolle (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
Dragoneutes baculus (Gounelle, 1913)
Praxithea derourei (Chabrillac, 1857)
Psygmatocerus wagleri Perty, 1828
Torneutes pallidipennis Reich, 1837
Tribe Trachyderini - Dupont, 1836
Subtribe Ancylocerina - Thomson, 1864
Ancylocera cardinalis (Dalman, 1823)
Callancyla bimaculata (Gounelle, 1911)
Ceralocyna foveicollis (Buquet, 1854)
Subtribe Trachyderina - Dupont, 1836
Andraegoidus cruentatus (Dupont, 1838)
Andraegoidus homoplatus (Dupont, 1838)
Andraegoidus rufipes (Fabricius, 1787)
Andraegoidus variegatus (Perty, 1832)
Batus hirticornis (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817)
Chevrolatella tripunctata (Chevrolat, 1862)
Chydarteres dimidiatus (Fabricius, 1787)
Chydarteres striatus (Fabricius, 1787)
Drychateres bilineatus (Olivier, 1795)
Eriphus purpuratus Chevrolat, 1862
Gambria nigripennis (Chevrolat, 1862)
Martinsellus signatus (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817)
Megaderus stigma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oxymerus bruchi Gounelle, 1913
Oxymerus chevrolatii Dupont, 1838
Oxymerus luteus (Voet, 1778)
Oxymerus virgatus Gounelle, 1913
Pujolia megaderina Lane, 1973
Rachidion obesum Newman, 1840
Retrachydes thoracicus (Olivier, 1790)
Trachelissa maculicollis (Audinet-Serille, 1834)
Trachyderes armatus Monné & Martins, 1973
Trachyderes distinctus Bosq, 1951
*Trachyderes succinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tropidosoma spencei (Kirby, 1818)
Xylocaris oculata Dupont in Audinet-Serville, 1834
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