The Prioninae are a subfamily of Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles). They are typically large (25âÂÂ70 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.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Prioninae:
- Acalodegma <small>Thomson, 1877</small>
- Acanthinodera <small>Hope, 1835</small>
- Acanthophorus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Aegolipton <small>Gressitt, 1940</small>
- Aegosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Aerogrammus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
- Aesa <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Afraustraloderes <small>Bouyer, 2012</small>
- Agrianome <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Allaiocerus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
- Allomallodon <small>Santos-Silva & Galileo, 2010</small>
- Anacolus <small>Berthold, 1827</small>
- Analophus <small>Waterhouse, 1877</small>
- Ancistrotus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Andinotrichoderes <small>Tippmann, 1960</small>
- Anoeme <small>Gahan, 1890</small>
- Anomophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
- Anomotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Anoplotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Anthracocentrus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1983</small>
- Aplagiognathus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Apocaulus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1977</small>
- Apotrophus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
- Apterocaulus <small>Fairmaire, 1864</small>
- Arba <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1977</small>
- Archetypus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Archodontes <small>Lameere, 1903</small>
- Archotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Atrocolus <small>Monné M. A. & Monné M. L., 2008</small>
- Aulacopus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Aulacotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Bandar <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Baralipton <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
- Basitoxus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Basorus <small>Bouchard & Bousquet, 2024</small>, nom. nov. for Sobarus <small>Harold, 1879</small>
- Bifidoprionus <small>Komiya & Keyzer, 2011</small>
- Biribellus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
- Bouyerus <small>Drumont, 2007</small>
- Bracheocentrus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1983</small>
- Braderochus <small>Buquet, 1852</small>
- Brephilydia <small>Pascoe, 1871</small>
- Cacodacnus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Cacosceles <small>Newman, 1838</small>
- Callergates <small>Lameere, 1904</small>
- Callipogon <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Callistoprionus <small>Tippmann, 1953</small>
- Calloctenus <small>White, 1850</small>
- Calocomus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Cantharocnemis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Cantharoctenus <small>Westwood, 1866</small>
- Casiphia <small>Fairmaire, 1894</small>
- Catypnes <small>Pascoe, 1864</small>
- Ceratocentrus <small>Aurivillius, 1903</small>
- Chalcoprionus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
- Chalybophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
- Chariea <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Charmallaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Chiasmetes <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
- Chorenta <small>Gistel, 1848</small>
- Clesotrus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
- Closterus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Cnemoplites <small>Newman, 1842</small>
- Crossocnemis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Cryptipus <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ã
ÂlipiÃ
Âski, 2020</small>
- Cryptobelus <small>Thomson, 1878</small>
- Ctenoscelis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Cubaecola <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Curitiba <small>Lameere, 1903</small>
- Cyanolipton <small>Komiya, 2004</small>
- Cycloprionus <small>Tippmann, 1953</small>
- Dandamis <small>Gahan, 1906</small>
- Delocheilus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Derancistrachroma <small>Lingafelter, 2015</small>
- Derancistrus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Derelophis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1972</small>
- Derobrachus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Dinoprionus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
- Diseoblax <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
- Dorysthenes <small>Vigors, 1826</small>
- Droserotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Drumontiana <small>Danilevsky, 2001</small>
- Dysiatus <small>Pascoe, 1869</small>
- Eboraphyllus <small>Mckeown, 1945</small>
- Elaptoides <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
- Elaptus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
- Elateropsis <small>Chevrolat, 1862</small>
- Emphiesmenus <small>Lansberge, 1884</small>
- Enneaphyllus <small>Waterhouse, 1877</small>
- Enoplocerus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Eotithoes <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1983</small>
- Episacus <small>Waterhouse, 1880</small>
- Ergates <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Erioderus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Erythraenus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
- Esmeralda <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Ethioeme <small>Adlbauer, 2008</small>
- Eudianodes <small>Pascoe, 1868</small>
- Eurynassa <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Eurypoda <small>Saunders, 1853</small>
- Flabellomorphus <small>Galileo & Martins, 1990</small>
- Galileoana <small>Chemsak, 1998</small>
- Glyphosoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Gnathonyx <small>Gahan, 1894</small>
- Guedesia <small>Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
- Hagrides <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ã
ÂlipiÃ
Âski, 2020</small>
- Hastertia <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Hephialtes <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Hermerius <small>Newman, 1844</small>
- Hileolaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Hisarai <small>Santos-Silva & Martins, 2006</small>
- Holonotus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Homoeomyzo <small>Galileo, Komiya & Santos-Silva, 2018</small>
- Hoplideres <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Hoplidosterus <small>Gilmour, 1962</small>
- Hovatoma <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Hovorelus <small>Galileo & Monné, 2003</small>
- Hovorodon <small>Santos-Silva, Swift & Nearns, 2010</small>
- Howea <small>Olliff, 1889</small>
- Hyleoza <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
- Hystatoderes <small>Lameere, 1917</small>
- Hystatus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Ialyssus <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Insuetaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Jamwonus <small>Harold, 1879</small>
- Komiyasoma <small>Drumont & Do, 2013</small>
- Lachneophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Lasiogaster <small>Gahan, 1892</small>
- Leiophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Leiotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Leontiprionus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Lobarthron <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
- Logaeus <small>Waterhouse, 1881</small>
- Lulua <small>Burgeon, 1931</small>
- Lundgrenosis <small>Quentin, 1985</small>
- Macrodontia <small>Lacordaire, 1830</small>
- Macrophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
- Macroprionus <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
- Macrotoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Mallaspis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Mallodon <small>Lacordaire, 1830</small>
- Mallodonhoplus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Mallodonopsis <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Mecosarthron <small>Buquet, 1840</small>
- Megobaralipton <small>Lepesme & Breuning, 1952</small>
- Megopis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Meroscelisus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Mesoprionus <small>Jakovlev, 1887</small>
- Metaegosoma <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2012</small>
- Methylethelius <small>Zubov & Titarenko, 2019</small>
- Microarthron <small>Pic, 1900</small>
- Microphysis <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2008</small>
- Microplophorus <small>Blanchard, 1851</small>
- Miniprionus <small>Danilevsky, 2000</small>
- Monocladum <small>Pic, 1898</small>
- Monodesmus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Motilon <small>Botero, Galileo & Santos-Silva, 2019</small>
- Myzomorphus <small>Sallé, 1850</small>
- Nannoprionus <small>Aurivillius, 1907</small>
- Nataloma <small>Corinta-Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
- Navosoma <small>Blanchard, 1847</small>
- Navosomopsis <small>Thomson, 1877</small>
- Neoma <small>Santos-Silva, Thomas & Wappes, 2011</small>
- Neomallodon <small>Linsley, 1957</small>
- Neosarmydus <small>Fisher, 1935</small>
- Nepiodes <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
- Nesopriona <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Nicias <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
- Nocalusa <small>Santos-Silva & Galileo, 2018</small>
- Nothopleurus <small>Lacordaire, 1869</small>
- Notophysis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Ochroptera <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Oideterus <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
- Olethrius <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Ommatomenus <small>Higgins, 1869</small>
- Omotagus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
- Opisognathus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Oropyrodes <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Orthomegas <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Orthosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Osphryon <small>Pascoe, 1869</small>
- Otheostethus <small>Bates, 1872</small>
- Palaeomegopis <small>Boppe, 1911</small>
- Papunya <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ã
ÂlipiÃ
Âski, 2020</small>
- Parachorenta <small>Delahaye & Santos-Silva, 2016</small>
- Paradandamis <small>Aurivillius, 1922</small>
- Paramacrotoma <small>Corinta-Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
- Parapsilotarsus <small>Danilevsky, 2018</small>
- Parastrongylaspis <small>Giesbert, 1987</small>
- Parelaptus <small>Lameere, 1915</small>
- Paroplites <small>Lameere, 1903</small>
- Paulhutchinsonia <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ã
ÂlipiÃ
Âski, 2020</small>
- Pedoprionus <small>Komoya, 2021</small>
- Phaolus <small>Pascoe, 1863</small>
- Phlyctenosis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Physopleurus <small>Lacordaire, 1869</small>
- Piesacus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
- Pingblax <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2001</small>
- Pixodarus <small>Fairmaire, 1887</small>
- Platygnathus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Plumiprionus <small>Lin & Danilevsky, 2017</small>
- Poecilopyrodes <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Poekilosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Pogonarthron <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
- Polyarthron <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Polylobarthron <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
- Polyoza <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Ponchelibius <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2007</small>
- Praemallaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Prinobius <small>Mulsant, 1842</small>
- Prionacalus <small>White, 1845</small>
- Prionapterus <small>Guérin-Méneville, 1831</small>
- Prionoblemma <small>Jakovlev, 1887</small>
- Prionocornis <small>Pic, 1928</small>
- Prionomma <small>White, 1853</small>
- Prionoplus <small>White, 1843</small>
- Prionotoma <small>Kolbe, 1894</small>
- Prionus <small>Geoffroy, 1762</small>
- Priotyrannus <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
- Prosternodes <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Protorma <small>Waterhouse, 1880</small>
- Psalidocoptus <small>White, 1856</small>
- Psalidognathus <small>Gray, 1832</small>
- Psalidosphryon <small>Komiya, 2001</small>
- Psephactus <small>Harold, 1879</small>
- Pseudoplites <small>Lameere, 1916</small>
- Pseudoprionus <small>Pic, 1898</small>
- Psilotarsus <small>Motschulsky, 1860</small>
- Pyrodes <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Quercivir <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Remphan <small>Waterhouse, 1835</small>
- Rhachicolus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
- Rhaesus <small>Motschulsky, 1875</small>
- Rhaphipodus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Rhineimegopis <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2001</small>
- Rhipidocerus <small>Westwood, 1842</small>
- Rhodocharis <small>Lacordaire, 1869</small>
- Rodriguezius <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Rugosophysis <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2008</small>
- Samolethrius <small>Vitali, 2008</small>
- Sarifer <small>Kirsch, 1871</small>
- Sarmydus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
- Sarothrogastra <small>Karsch, 1881</small>
- Scatopyrodes <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
- Sceleocantha <small>Newman, 1840</small>
- Schizodontus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
- Seabria <small>Corinta-Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
- Seticeros <small>Perger & Santos-Silva, 2010</small>
- Solenoptera <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Sphenostethus <small>Haldeman, 1848</small>
- Spiloprionus <small>Aurivillius, 1897</small>
- Spinimegopis <small>Ohbayashi, 1963</small>
- Stenodontes <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Stictosomus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Stolidodere <small>Aurivillius, 1914</small>
- Strongylaspis <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
- Tagalog <small>Hüdepohl, 1987</small>
- Talupes <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
- Teispes <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Tereticus <small>Waterhouse, 1879</small>
- Tersec <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
- Titanus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Tithoes <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Toxeutes <small>Newman, 1840</small>
- Tragosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
- Trichocnemis <small>LeConte, 1851</small>
- Trichoderes <small>Chevrolat, 1843</small>
- Trichophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Trichoprionus <small>Fragoso & Monné, 1982</small>
- Tropidoprion <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
- Typoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
- Ucai <small>Galileo & Martins, 2009</small>
- Unilaprionus <small>Lin & Danilevsky, 2017</small>
- Utra <small>Jordan, 1895</small>
- Vandewegheia <small>Bouyer & Susini, 2009</small>
- Vietetropis <small>Komiya, 1997</small>
- Xanthonicias <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
- Xaurus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
- Xixuthrus <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
- Ziglipton <small>Komiya, 2003</small>
- Zooblax <small>Thomson, 1877</small>
References
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