Euderces is a genus of longhorn beetles, family Cerambycidae. They are found in South, Central, and North America, with the centre of diversity in southern Mexico and Guatemala.[1]

Euderces
Euderces picipes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Tillomorphini
Genus: Euderces
LeConte, 1850
Species

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Diversity
c. 60 species
Synonyms

Apelocera Chevrolat, 1862
Apilocera Chevrolat, 1862
Cleozona Bates, 1874
Eplophorus Chevrolat, 1861

Many members of this New World genus are ant mimics.[1] E. velutinus is a tropical species closely resembling the common ant species Camponotus sericeiventris. Most species are smaller than 5 mm.

E. picipes on wild hydrangea

Distribution

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Four species of this genus occur in the United States.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Giesbert, Edmund F. & Chemsak, John A. (1997). "A review of the genus Euderces LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Tillomorphini)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series. 49: 211–286.
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