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The Prioninae are a subfamily of Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles). They are typically large (25–70 mm) and usually brown or black. The males of a few genera sport large mandibles that are used in fights with other males, similar to stag beetles. These beetles are commonly nocturnal and are attracted to light. The majority of the Prioninae whose biology is known are borers whose larvae feed on rotting wood or roots.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Prioninae:

  • Bifidoprionus <small>Komiya & Keyzer, 2011</small>
  • Biribellus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
  • Bouyerus <small>Drumont, 2007</small>
  • Bracheocentrus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1983</small>
  • Braderochus <small>Buquet, 1852</small>
  • Brephilydia <small>Pascoe, 1871</small>
  • Cacodacnus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Cacosceles <small>Newman, 1838</small>
  • Callergates <small>Lameere, 1904</small>
  • Callipogon <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Callistoprionus <small>Tippmann, 1953</small>
  • Calloctenus <small>White, 1850</small>
  • Calocomus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Cantharocnemis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Cantharoctenus <small>Westwood, 1866</small>
  • Casiphia <small>Fairmaire, 1894</small>
  • Catypnes <small>Pascoe, 1864</small>
  • Ceratocentrus <small>Aurivillius, 1903</small>
  • Chalcoprionus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
  • Chalybophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
  • Chariea <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Charmallaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Chiasmetes <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
  • Chorenta <small>Gistel, 1848</small>
  • Clesotrus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
  • Closterus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Cnemoplites <small>Newman, 1842</small>
  • Crossocnemis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
  • Cryptipus <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ślipiński, 2020</small>
  • Cryptobelus <small>Thomson, 1878</small>
  • Ctenoscelis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Cubaecola <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
  • Curitiba <small>Lameere, 1903</small>
  • Cyanolipton <small>Komiya, 2004</small>
  • Cycloprionus <small>Tippmann, 1953</small>
  • Dandamis <small>Gahan, 1906</small>
  • Delocheilus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Derancistrachroma <small>Lingafelter, 2015</small>
  • Derancistrus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Derelophis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1972</small>
  • Derobrachus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Dinoprionus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
  • Diseoblax <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
  • Dorysthenes <small>Vigors, 1826</small>
  • Droserotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
  • Drumontiana <small>Danilevsky, 2001</small>
  • Dysiatus <small>Pascoe, 1869</small>
  • Eboraphyllus <small>Mckeown, 1945</small>
  • Elaptoides <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
  • Elaptus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
  • Elateropsis <small>Chevrolat, 1862</small>
  • Emphiesmenus <small>Lansberge, 1884</small>
  • Enneaphyllus <small>Waterhouse, 1877</small>
  • Enoplocerus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Eotithoes <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1983</small>
  • Episacus <small>Waterhouse, 1880</small>
  • Ergates <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Erioderus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Erythraenus <small>Bates, 1875</small>
  • Esmeralda <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Ethioeme <small>Adlbauer, 2008</small>
  • Eudianodes <small>Pascoe, 1868</small>
  • Eurynassa <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
  • Eurypoda <small>Saunders, 1853</small>
  • Flabellomorphus <small>Galileo & Martins, 1990</small>
  • Galileoana <small>Chemsak, 1998</small>
  • Glyphosoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Gnathonyx <small>Gahan, 1894</small>
  • Guedesia <small>Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
  • Hagrides <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ślipiński, 2020</small>
  • Hastertia <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
  • Hephialtes <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
  • Hermerius <small>Newman, 1844</small>
  • Hileolaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Hisarai <small>Santos-Silva & Martins, 2006</small>
  • Holonotus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Homoeomyzo <small>Galileo, Komiya & Santos-Silva, 2018</small>
  • Hoplideres <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Hoplidosterus <small>Gilmour, 1962</small>
  • Hovatoma <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
  • Hovorelus <small>Galileo & Monné, 2003</small>
  • Hovorodon <small>Santos-Silva, Swift & Nearns, 2010</small>
  • Howea <small>Olliff, 1889</small>
  • Hyleoza <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
  • Hystatoderes <small>Lameere, 1917</small>
  • Hystatus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Ialyssus <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
  • Insuetaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Jamwonus <small>Harold, 1879</small>
  • Komiyasoma <small>Drumont & Do, 2013</small>
  • Lachneophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
  • Lasiogaster <small>Gahan, 1892</small>
  • Leiophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Leiotoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
  • Leontiprionus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Lobarthron <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
  • Logaeus <small>Waterhouse, 1881</small>
  • Lulua <small>Burgeon, 1931</small>
  • Lundgrenosis <small>Quentin, 1985</small>
  • Macrodontia <small>Lacordaire, 1830</small>
  • Macrophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1981</small>
  • Macroprionus <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
  • Macrotoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Mallaspis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Mallodon <small>Lacordaire, 1830</small>
  • Mallodonhoplus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Mallodonopsis <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Mecosarthron <small>Buquet, 1840</small>
  • Megobaralipton <small>Lepesme & Breuning, 1952</small>
  • Megopis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Meroscelisus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Mesoprionus <small>Jakovlev, 1887</small>
  • Metaegosoma <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2012</small>
  • Methylethelius <small>Zubov & Titarenko, 2019</small>
  • Microarthron <small>Pic, 1900</small>
  • Microphysis <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2008</small>
  • Microplophorus <small>Blanchard, 1851</small>
  • Miniprionus <small>Danilevsky, 2000</small>
  • Monocladum <small>Pic, 1898</small>
  • Monodesmus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Motilon <small>Botero, Galileo & Santos-Silva, 2019</small>
  • Myzomorphus <small>Sallé, 1850</small>
  • Nannoprionus <small>Aurivillius, 1907</small>
  • Nataloma <small>Corinta-Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
  • Navosoma <small>Blanchard, 1847</small>
  • Navosomopsis <small>Thomson, 1877</small>
  • Neoma <small>Santos-Silva, Thomas & Wappes, 2011</small>
  • Neomallodon <small>Linsley, 1957</small>
  • Neosarmydus <small>Fisher, 1935</small>
  • Nepiodes <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
  • Nesopriona <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Nicias <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
  • Nocalusa <small>Santos-Silva & Galileo, 2018</small>
  • Nothopleurus <small>Lacordaire, 1869</small>
  • Notophysis <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Ochroptera <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Oideterus <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
  • Olethrius <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Ommatomenus <small>Higgins, 1869</small>
  • Omotagus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
  • Opisognathus <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Oropyrodes <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Orthomegas <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Orthosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Osphryon <small>Pascoe, 1869</small>
  • Otheostethus <small>Bates, 1872</small>
  • Palaeomegopis <small>Boppe, 1911</small>
  • Papunya <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ślipiński, 2020</small>
  • Parachorenta <small>Delahaye & Santos-Silva, 2016</small>
  • Paradandamis <small>Aurivillius, 1922</small>
  • Paramacrotoma <small>Corinta-Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
  • Parapsilotarsus <small>Danilevsky, 2018</small>
  • Parastrongylaspis <small>Giesbert, 1987</small>
  • Parelaptus <small>Lameere, 1915</small>
  • Paroplites <small>Lameere, 1903</small>
  • Paulhutchinsonia <small>Jin, de Keyzer & Ślipiński, 2020</small>
  • Pedoprionus <small>Komoya, 2021</small>
  • Phaolus <small>Pascoe, 1863</small>
  • Phlyctenosis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Physopleurus <small>Lacordaire, 1869</small>
  • Piesacus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
  • Pingblax <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2001</small>
  • Pixodarus <small>Fairmaire, 1887</small>
  • Platygnathus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Plumiprionus <small>Lin & Danilevsky, 2017</small>
  • Poecilopyrodes <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Poekilosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Pogonarthron <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
  • Polyarthron <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Polylobarthron <small>Semenov, 1900</small>
  • Polyoza <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Ponchelibius <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2007</small>
  • Praemallaspis <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Prinobius <small>Mulsant, 1842</small>
  • Prionacalus <small>White, 1845</small>
  • Prionapterus <small>Guérin-Méneville, 1831</small>
  • Prionoblemma <small>Jakovlev, 1887</small>
  • Prionocornis <small>Pic, 1928</small>
  • Prionomma <small>White, 1853</small>
  • Prionoplus <small>White, 1843</small>
  • Prionotoma <small>Kolbe, 1894</small>
  • Prionus <small>Geoffroy, 1762</small>
  • Priotyrannus <small>Thomson, 1857</small>
  • Prosternodes <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Protorma <small>Waterhouse, 1880</small>
  • Psalidocoptus <small>White, 1856</small>
  • Psalidognathus <small>Gray, 1832</small>
  • Psalidosphryon <small>Komiya, 2001</small>
  • Psephactus <small>Harold, 1879</small>
  • Pseudoplites <small>Lameere, 1916</small>
  • Pseudoprionus <small>Pic, 1898</small>
  • Psilotarsus <small>Motschulsky, 1860</small>
  • Pyrodes <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Quercivir <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
  • Remphan <small>Waterhouse, 1835</small>
  • Rhachicolus <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
  • Rhaesus <small>Motschulsky, 1875</small>
  • Rhaphipodus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Rhineimegopis <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2001</small>
  • Rhipidocerus <small>Westwood, 1842</small>
  • Rhodocharis <small>Lacordaire, 1869</small>
  • Rodriguezius <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Rugosophysis <small>Komiya & Drumont, 2008</small>
  • Samolethrius <small>Vitali, 2008</small>
  • Sarifer <small>Kirsch, 1871</small>
  • Sarmydus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
  • Sarothrogastra <small>Karsch, 1881</small>
  • Scatopyrodes <small>Galileo & Martins, 1992</small>
  • Sceleocantha <small>Newman, 1840</small>
  • Schizodontus <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
  • Seabria <small>Corinta-Ferreira & Veiga-Ferreira, 1952</small>
  • Seticeros <small>Perger & Santos-Silva, 2010</small>
  • Solenoptera <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Sphenostethus <small>Haldeman, 1848</small>
  • Spiloprionus <small>Aurivillius, 1897</small>
  • Spinimegopis <small>Ohbayashi, 1963</small>
  • Stenodontes <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Stictosomus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Stolidodere <small>Aurivillius, 1914</small>
  • Strongylaspis <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Tagalog <small>Hüdepohl, 1987</small>
  • Talupes <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1974</small>
  • Teispes <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
  • Tereticus <small>Waterhouse, 1879</small>
  • Tersec <small>Lameere, 1912</small>
  • Titanus <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Tithoes <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
  • Toxeutes <small>Newman, 1840</small>
  • Tragosoma <small>Audinet-Serville, 1832</small>
  • Trichocnemis <small>LeConte, 1851</small>
  • Trichoderes <small>Chevrolat, 1843</small>
  • Trichophysis <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Trichoprionus <small>Fragoso & Monné, 1982</small>
  • Tropidoprion <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1973</small>
  • Typoma <small>Quentin & Villiers, 1978</small>
  • Ucai <small>Galileo & Martins, 2009</small>
  • Unilaprionus <small>Lin & Danilevsky, 2017</small>
  • Utra <small>Jordan, 1895</small>
  • Vandewegheia <small>Bouyer & Susini, 2009</small>
  • Vietetropis <small>Komiya, 1997</small>
  • Xanthonicias <small>Galileo, 1987</small>
  • Xaurus <small>Pascoe, 1867</small>
  • Xixuthrus <small>Thomson, 1864</small>
  • Ziglipton <small>Komiya, 2003</small>
  • Zooblax <small>Thomson, 1877</small>

References

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  • Bugguide.net page on Prioninae
  • Prioninae typ
  • Jeniš I. (2008) The Prionids of the World, Jeniš I. (2010) The Prionids of the Neotropical region

Štrunc V. (2025) Subfamily Prioninae of the World