A Revision of the North American Necydalini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

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The tribe Necydalini comprises those longicorn genera which have very short elytra exposing the abdomen and flat, unfolded wings with three veins in the post-cubital region. The group has been accorded various systematic positions within the family Cerambycidae, the most frequent of which have been either in the Lepturine or Molorchine series. LeConte (1850, 1863) advocated the former arrangement, recent workers have mostly followed the latter. Actually, although the resemblance between the Necydalini and the Molorchini is striking, it is highly superficial. The characters of the larvae, the venation of the wings, and the structure of the adult mouth parts all suggest a relationship to the Lepturinae (and Aseminae) and the tribe is here considered as belonging to that subfamily.