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Prioninae
The
Prioninae
are a
subfamily
of
Cerambycidae
. They are typically large 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
Prioninae
contains
these genera:
Acalodegma
Acanthinodera
Acanthophorus
Aegosoma
Allaiocerus
Allomallodon
Anacolus
Ancistrotus
Andinotrichoderes
Anthracocentrus
Aplagiognathus
Apotrophus
Apterocaulus
Archodontes
Atrocolus
Basitoxus
Biribellus
Braderochus
Callipogon
Callistoprionus
Calloctenus
Calocomus
Chalcoprionus
Chariea
Charmallaspis
Chiasmetes
Chorenta
Ctenoscelis
Cubaecola
Curitiba
Cycloprionus
Derancistrodes
Derancistrus
Derobrachus
Dorysthenes
Elateropsis
Episacus
Esmeralda
Flabellomorphus
Galileoana
Hephialtes
Hileolaspis
Hisarai
Holonotus
Hovorelus
Hovorodon
Hyleoza
Ialyssus
Insuetaspis
Lasiogaster
Macrodontia
Mallaspis
Mallodon
Mallodonhoplus
Mallodonopsis
Mecosarthron
Meroscelisus
Microplophorus
Monodesmus
Myzomorphus
Navosoma
Neomallodon
Nicias
Noema
Nothopleurus
Oropyrodes
Orthomegas
Orthosoma
Otheostethus
Parastrongylaspis
Physopleurus
Piesacus
Poecilopyrodes
Poekilosoma
Polyarthron
Polyoza
Praemallaspis
Prionacalus
Prionapterus
Prionoplus
Prionus
Prosternodes
Protorma
Psalidognathus
Pyrodes
Quercivir
Rhachicolus
Rhodocharis
Sarifer
Scatopyrodes
Seticeros
Solenoptera
Sphenostethus
Spiloprionus
Stenodontes
Stictosomus
Strongylaspis
Titanus
Tragosoma
Trichocnemis
Trichoderes
Ucai
Xanthonicias