Lepturinae

Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae), containing about 150 genera worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere. Until recently the subfamily Necydalinae was included within the lepturines, but this has been recently recognized as a separate subfamily. Nine tribes are usually recognized today,[1] with a tenth, Caraphiini, created in 2016.[2] A few genera are of uncertain placement within the subfamily.

Lepturinae
Central European Lepturini and Rhagiini with some anatomical details
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lepturinae
Tribes
See text
Diversity
5–7 tribes About 150 genera
Synonyms
Dérécéphalides Mulsant, Lepturadae Samouelle, Lepturida Leach, Lepturidae Stephens, Lepturides Mulsant, Lepturites Newman, Lepturetae Latreille

Usually among the smaller members of their family, these beetles are of a slender shape – particularly the thorax is markedly less wide than the wings, while the elytra tips are often pointed. They differ from most other longhorn beetles in that the antennae are not directly adjacent to the compound eyes. Hence, the latter are generally oval in outline, rather than having an indentation where the antennae originate, or even being divided by them. In addition, sexual dichromatism is not infrequently seen in lepturines; usually, longhorn beetles are not dimorphic or only have longer antennae in males.