RhytiphoraRhytiphora dallasi

The genus Rhytiphora belong to the Cerambycidae, known commonly as the Longhorn Beetles, Long-horned Beetles or Longicorns Beetles. The larvae of this group of beetles are often referred to as round-headed borers)

The Cerambycidae, are a large family of beetles, with most species characterized by the antennae being as long as or longer than the beetle’s own body.

The Australian longhorn beetles in the subfamily, Lamiinae, were revised in 2013 by Slipinski and Escalona, with the entire genu, Rhytiphora, revised by Tavikilian and Nearns in 2014. The current list of species (on Atlas of Living Australia) may be incomplete.

Rhytiphora dallasi (Longicorn Beetle), Yellowdine WA © Mark Hanlon
Rhytiphora dallasi (Longicorn Beetle), Yellowdine WA © Mark Hanlon
Rhytiphora decipiens, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhytiphora decipiens, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhytiphora neglecta (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Rhytiphora neglecta (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor

This section is a work in progress…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
  • Family: Cerambycidae
  • Subfamily: Lamiinae
  • Tribe: Pteropliini
  • Genus: Rhytiphora
  • Species: (at time of writing there were 202 listed species in Atlas of Living Australia)

Footnote & References

  1. Rhytiphora dallasi (Longicorn Beetle), Photographs © Mark Hanlon
  2. Rhytiphora decipiens, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
  3. Rhytiphora neglecta (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle), Photographs © Deb Taylor
  4. Australasian Beetles Only, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639/
  5. Rhytiphora neglecta of Australasian region, Lamiinae of the World, https://lamiinae.org/subgroup-46150-3413.html

RhytiphoraRhytiphora dallasi

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