Macrodontia

Male Macrodontia cervicornis, copyright Anaxibia.


Belongs within: Prioninae.

Macrodontia is a Neotropical genus of very large longicorn beetles, with males having elongate protruding mandibles.

Macrodontia B14
    |--M. batesi B14
    |--M. castroi B14
    |--M. cervicornis (Linnaeus 1758) B14
    |--M. crenata B14
    |--M. dejeani B14
    |--M. flavipennis B14
    |--M. itayensis B14
    |--M. jolyi B14
    |--M. marechali B14
    |--M. mathani B14
    `--M. zischkai B14

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[B14] Bouchard, P. (ed.) 2014. The Book of Beetles: A lifesize guide to six hundred of nature's gems. Ivy Press: Lewes (United Kingdom).

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