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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Lochmaeocles Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles
Lochmaeocles (Genus)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae)​

-​Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Lamiinae)

-Tribe Onciderini​

-​Genus Lochmaeocles


The genus Lochmaeocles belongs to the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles), specifically within the subfamily Lamiinae, which includes the flat-faced longhorns. Members of this genus are recognized for their elongated bodies, long antennae, and camouflage for bark or vegetation.

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