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
    |--M. batesiB14
    |--M. castroiB14
    |--M. cervicornis (Linnaeus 1758)B14
    |--M. crenataB14
    |--M. dejeaniB14
    |--M. flavipennisB14
    |--M. itayensisB14
    |--M. jolyiB14
    |--M. marechaliB14
    |--M. mathaniB14
    `--M. zischkaiB14

*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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