Arthropods of Zihuatanejo

PHYLUM ATHROPODA

Longhorn Beetles of Zihuatanejo

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

• 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)​

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Family Cerambycidae, commonly known as the longhorn beetles, is a large and diverse family of beetles within the order Coleoptera, comprising more than 35,000 described species worldwide. Members of this family are distinguished by their exceptionally long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the body, although antenna length varies among species. Longhorn beetles range from small to very large insects and exhibit a wide variety of colors, patterns, and body forms.