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Prioninae
The Prioninae are a subfamily of Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles). They are typically large (25–70 mm) and usually brown or black. The males of a few genera sport large mandibles that are used in fights with other males, similar to stag beetles. These beetles are commonly nocturnal and are attracted to light. The majority of the Prioninae whose biology is known are borers whose larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.
24 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Prionini
tribePrionini
Macrotomini
tribeMacrotomini
Callipogonini
tribeCallipogonini
Aegosomatini
tribeAegosomatini
Parandrini
tribeParandrini
Meroscelisini
tribeMeroscelisini
Acanthinoderini
tribeAcanthinoderini
Acanthophorini
tribeAcanthophorini
Mallaspini
tribeMallaspini
Macrodontiini
tribeMacrodontiini
Solenopterini
tribeSolenopterini
Catypnini
tribeCatypnini
Anacolini
tribeAnacolini
Calocomini
tribeCalocomini
Rhipidocerini
tribeRhipidocerini
Cacoscelini
tribeCacoscelini
Scleocanthini
tribeScleocanthini
Hopliderini
tribeHopliderini
Cantharocnemini
tribeCantharocnemini
Eurypodini
tribeEurypodini
Tereticini
tribeTereticini
Closterini
tribeClosterini
Erichsoniini
tribeErichsoniini
Afraustraloderes
genusAfraustraloderes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 319102.