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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Rhopalophora Round-necked Longhorn Beetles
Rhopalophora (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)​

-​Round-necked Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Cerambycinae)

-Tribe Rhopalophorini

-Genus Rhopalophora


Rhopalophora is a genus of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Long, segmented antennae that are typically longer than the body in males and can be approximately equal to or shorter than the body in females. The antennae are a distinguishing feature of longhorn beetles and help with sensory functions, such as detecting chemical cues.

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