- Lepturinae
Taxobox | name = Lepturinae
image_caption = FemaleValley elderberry longhorn beetle
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo = Coleoptera
subordo =Polyphaga
superfamilia =Chrysomeloidea
familia = Cerambycidae
subfamilia = Lepturinae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see textLepturinae is a
subfamily of thelonghorn beetle family (Cerambycidae ), containing some 100 genera worldwide, and most diverse in theNorthern Hemisphere . Until recently the subfamilyNecydalinae was included within the lepturines, but this has been recently recognized as a separate subfamily. These beetles differ from most cerambycids in that thecompound eye s are generally ovate in outline, rather than being indented or divided.
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