Longhorn beetle

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The longhorn beetles or long-horned beetles (Cerambycidae) are a cosmopolitan family of beetles, typically characterized by their extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. The family is large, with over 20,000 species described. Several are serious pests, with the larvae boring into wood, where they can cause extensive damage to either living trees or to wood in buildings; the old house borer Hylotrupes bajulus being a particular problem indoors. A number of species mimic ants, bees, and wasps, though a majority of species are cryptically colored. The rare giant long-horned beetle (Titanus giganteus) from northeastern South America is often considered the largest (though not the heaviest, and not the longest including legs) insect, with a maximum known body length of nearly 17 centimeters.

See also

• Cactus longhorn beetle
• Citrus long-horned beetle
• Phymatodes nitidus
• Asian long-horned beetle

External links

• [Longhorn beetle Parandra brunnea - diagnostic photographs]
• [Flower longhorn beetle Typocerus velutinus reference photographs]
• [Red milkweed beetle - Tetraopes tetraophthalmus "Four-eyed" beetle, diagnostic photos]

• [Photo gallery of long-horned beetles]
• [Photo gallery of Palaearctic long-horned beetles]
• [Another photo gallery]
• [Photo of Ugandan Longhorn]

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