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Subfamily Necydalinae

Wasp-mimicking Beetle - Necydalis - Necydalis rudei - female Cerambycid Short Elytra - Necydalis laevicollis - male Large Type Wasp? - Necydalis cavipennis Longhorned or rove beetle - Necydalis mellita Beetle? - Necydalis diversicollis Necydalis.... - Necydalis laevicollis wasp? - Necydalis cavipennis Necydalis - Necydalis laevicollis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Necydalinae
Explanation of Names
Necydalinae Latreille 1825
Numbers
8 spp. in 2 genera in our area, ~70 spp. in 12 genera in the New World(1) + many Necydalis spp. in the Old World
Range
in the New World, much more diverse in so. hemisphere (most genera); in our area, all but one sp. are western(1)