March 2026: Since the original publication of this tool, there have been numerous taxonomic changes to Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830Lacordaire, 1830:
Lacordaire JT. 1830. Mémoire sur les habitudes des insectes coléoptères de l'Amérique méridionale. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles. 21:149–194. that could affect the accuracy of this fact sheet. Souza et al. (2024)Souza et al. (2024):
Souza DS, French RLK, Silva Jr. JO, Nearns EH, Marinoni L, Swift IP, Miller KB, Sperling FAH, Monné M. 2024. Cutting the sap: First molecular phylogeny of twig-girdler longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) suggests shifts in host plant attack behaviours contributed to morphological evolution. Systematic Entomology. 502:369–389. synonymized Psyllotoxus Thompson, 1868 and Taricanus Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92. with Oncideres. Both genera were considered valid when this tool was originally released and are still included in the identification key. Many new species have been described, some species have been moved in from other genera that are still considered valid (e.g., Oncideres kenjii (Nearns and Swift, 2021), originally described in Periergates Lacordaire, 1872Lacordaire, 1872:
Lacordaire JT. 1872. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Genera des Coléoptères, ou exposé méthodique. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 9(2):411–930.), and some species that were valid at the time of this tool’s initial publication are now considered synonyms. We updated "Included Species" to reflect these changes, but other sections of this fact sheet have not been edited to account for the current species composition.
Elongate-oblong, small to large-sized, ranging from about 8–30 mm in length. Integument generally dark brown, black or ferrugineous with whitish, ferrugineous, black, and ochraceous pubescence. Head with frons shape variable, from elongate to transverse, about as wide as width of four lower eye lobes; frons surface roughly sculptured or not. Eyes with lower lobes shape variable, from oblong to ovate to distinctly narrow. Genae with shape variable, from elongate to transverse, about as tall to distinctly shorter than lower eye lobes. Antennal tubercles prominent, widely separated; tubercles not armed at apex or armed with a small projection, or with a short, blunt horn. Antennae about as long as overall body length (females), or as much as twice as long (males); scape clavate, variable in length compared to antennomere IV; antennomere III variable in shape, from nearly straight to curved to sinuate, variable in length compared to scape and about as long or longer than antennomere IV; antennomere XI shorter than X (females) or longer than X (males). Pronotum moderately to strongly transverse, roughly cylindrical to conical, distinctly narrower at base, with distinct lateral tubercles; pronotal disk often one or more glabrous areas at center. Elytra with sides roughly parallel; elytral apices individually or jointly rounded; elytra generally uniform in coloration or speckled, or with distinct maculae; base of elytra without tubercles or with two or more prominent tubercles at humeri. Basal 1/3 of elytra with sparse to dense punctation, surface finely punctate, coarsely punctate, or granulate-punctate. Procoxae without projection or with an obtuse tubercle. Mesosternal process with apex variable, from subtruncate to deeply emarginate. Metafemora short to distinctly short in length, about 1/4–1/5 as long as elytra.
As currently defined, this speciose genus exhibits highly variable morphological characters. However, the combination of the following characters will help to distinguish this genus: pronotum with lateral tubercles; pronotum often cylindrical, narrower at base; and short metafemora.
Strongly resembles some species of Lochmaeocles, Microcanus, Oncioderes, Periergates, and Taricanus.
Antilles (Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent); North America (USA); Central America (all countries); South America (all countries except Chile)
Achatocarpaceae, Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Bignoniaceae, Boraginaceae, Burseraceae, Casuarinaceae, Celastraceae, Chenopodiaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Cupressaceae, Ebenaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Lecythidaceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Meliaceae, Moraceae, Myrsinaceae, Myrtaceae, Pinaceae, Platanaceae, Polygonaceae, Proteaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Sterculiaceae (syn. of Malvaceae), Ulmaceae, Urticaceae
Oncideres cingulata is a known pest of pecan (Carya illinoensis) in the USA.
In Latin America, members of this genus are often referred to as "corta palo" [cuts wood] or "serrador" [one who saws]. In the USA, Oncideres cingulata is commonly referred to as the "hickory girdler," O. pustulata as the "huisache girdler," and O. rhodosticta as the "mesquite girdler." Duffy (1960)Duffy (1960):
Duffy EAJ. 1960. A monograph of the immature stages of Neotropical timber beetles (Cerambycidae). London, British Museum (Natural History). 327 pp. and Linsley (1940, 1961) described the biology of Onicderes. Rice (1986, 1989, 1995) described the bionomics of O. cingulata and O. pustulata. Forcella (1981, 1984) and Rogers (1977)Rogers (1977):
Rogers CE. 1977. Bionomics of Oncideres cingulata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on mesquite. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 50(2):222–229. described the bionomics of O. cingulata. Romero et al. (2005)Romero et al. (2005):
Romero GQ, Vasconcellos-Neto J, Neto HFP. 2005. The effects of the wood-boring Oncideres humeralis (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) on the number and size structure of its host-plants in south-east Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 21:233–236. described the effects of O. humeralis on the number and size structure of its host plants in Brazil. Hovore and Penrose (1982)Hovore and Penrose (1982):
Hovore FT, Penrose RL. 1982. Notes on Cerambycidae co-inhabiting girdles of Oncideres pustulata Leconte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The Southwestern Naturalist. 27(1):23–27. and Touroult (2004)Touroult (2004):
Touroult J. 2004. Les longicornes associés aux rameaux coupés par Oncideres amputator en Guadeloupe. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Le Coléoptériste, 7(2):129–134. recorded Cerambycidae species which emerged from branches girdled by Oncideres.
The genus Oncideres currently contains 141 species and subspecies: O. albipilosa Noguera, 1993Noguera, 1993:
Noguera FA. 1993. Revision taxonomica del genero Oncideres Serville en Mexico (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Folia Entomologica Mexicana. 88:9–60.; O. albistillata Dillon and Dillon, 1952Dillon and Dillon, 1952:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1952. The tribe Onciderini. Supplementary notes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 45(1):59–79.; O. albomaculata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. albomarginata albomarginata Chemsak and Giesbert, 1986; O. albomarginata chamela Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. albopicta Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95.; O. alicei Lane, 1977; O. aliciae Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. amo Galileo and Martins, 2008; O. amputator (Fabricius, 1793); O. anama Galileo and Martins, 2010; O. angaturama Galileo and Martins, 2008; O. antonkozlovi Nearns and Nascimento, 2019Nearns and Nascimento, 2019:
Nearns EH, Nascimento FEL. 2019. A new genus and seven new species of Onciderini Thomson, 1869 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Central and South America. Insecta Mundi. 0688:1–16.; O. apiaba Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. apicalis Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. aragua Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95.; O. argentata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. aurivillii Galileo and Martins, 2011; O. barclayi Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. bella Martins and Galileo, 1999; O. bezarki Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. birai Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. boliviana Heyrovsky, 1952; O. bondari Melzer, 1923Melzer, 1923:
Melzer J. 1923. Longicorneos (Col.) do Brasil, novos ou poucho conhecidos. Notas Preliminares do Museu Paulista. 2(5):3–9.; O. bouchardii Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. brunapalanzae Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. bucki Melzer, 1934; O. canidia Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. captiosa Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. castanea Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. cephalotes Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. cervina Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. chagasi Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. chevrolatii Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. cingulata cingulata (Say, 1827); O. cingulata texana Horn, 1885; O. coites Martins, Galileo and Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2009; O. colombiana Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. crassicornis Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. cumdisci Noguera, 1993Noguera, 1993:
Noguera FA. 1993. Revision taxonomica del genero Oncideres Serville en Mexico (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Folia Entomologica Mexicana. 88:9–60.; O. dalensi (Nearns and Tavakilian, 2012); O. dalmanii Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. dejeanii Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. demezi Audureau, 2012Audureau, 2012:
Audureau A. 2012. Notes sur les Onciderini du Pérou (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Onciderini). Les Cahiers Magellanes, NS. 9:61–68.; O. diana (Brongniart, 1793); O. digna Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. diringsi Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95.; O. disiuncta Galileo and Martins, 2011; O. dorsomaculata Noguera, 1993Noguera, 1993:
Noguera FA. 1993. Revision taxonomica del genero Oncideres Serville en Mexico (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Folia Entomologica Mexicana. 88:9–60.; O. errata Martins and Galileo, 2009; O. erwini Nearns and Nascimento, 2019Nearns and Nascimento, 2019:
Nearns EH, Nascimento FEL. 2019. A new genus and seven new species of Onciderini Thomson, 1869 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Central and South America. Insecta Mundi. 0688:1–16.; O. etiolata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. faurei (Nearns and Tavakilian, 2012); O. fisheri Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. fulva Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. fulvoguttata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. fulvostillata Bates, 1872; O. gemmata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. germarii Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. gibbosa Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. glebulenta Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. griseocincta (Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.); O. guttulata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. gutturator (Fabricius, 1775); O. hoffmanni Galileo and Martins, 2008; O. humeralis Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. ilaire Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. immensa Martins and Galileo, 2009; O. impluviata (Germar, 1823); O. inexpectata (Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95.); O. intermedia Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. irrorata Melzer, 1934; O. jatai Bondar, 1956; O. jodii Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. johnmarvini Nearns and Nascimento, 2019Nearns and Nascimento, 2019:
Nearns EH, Nascimento FEL. 2019. A new genus and seven new species of Onciderini Thomson, 1869 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Central and South America. Insecta Mundi. 0688:1–16.; O. kenjii Nearns and Swift, 2022; O. laceyi Dillon and Dillon, 1949Dillon and Dillon, 1949:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1949. Miscellaneous synonymy and new species among the Lamiinae (Cerambycidae). American Museum Novitates. 1388:1–13.; O. limpida Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. lyside Dillon and Dillon, 1949Dillon and Dillon, 1949:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1949. Miscellaneous synonymy and new species among the Lamiinae (Cerambycidae). American Museum Novitates. 1388:1–13.; O. macra Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. magnifica Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. malleri Fragoso, 1970Fragoso, 1970:
Fragoso SA. 1970. Novas especies do genero Oncideres Serville, 1835 (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea, Lamiinae). Atas da Sociedade de Biologia do Rio de Janeiro. 14(3–4):79–83.; O. manauara Martins and Galileo, 1995Martins and Galileo, 1995:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1995. Neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa. V. Onciderini (Lamiinae). Insecta Mundi. 9(1–2):1–5.; O. maxima Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. miliaris (Schönherr, 1817); O. miniata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. minuta Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. mirador Martins, Galileo and Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2009; O. mirim Martins and Galileo, 1996Martins and Galileo, 1996:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1996. Descricoes e notas sobre Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) sul-americanos. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 13(2):291–311.; O. modesta Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. multicincta Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. nearnsi Audureau, 2012Audureau, 2012:
Audureau A. 2012. Notes sur les Onciderini du Pérou (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Onciderini). Les Cahiers Magellanes, NS. 9:61–68.; O. nicea Dillon and Dillon, 1949Dillon and Dillon, 1949:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1949. Miscellaneous synonymy and new species among the Lamiinae (Cerambycidae). American Museum Novitates. 1388:1–13.; O. nipheta Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. nivea Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. ocellaris Bates, 1885; O. ochreostillata Dillon and Dillon, 1952Dillon and Dillon, 1952:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1952. The tribe Onciderini. Supplementary notes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 45(1):59–79.; O. ocularis Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. ophthalmalis Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. pallifasciata Noguera, 1993Noguera, 1993:
Noguera FA. 1993. Revision taxonomica del genero Oncideres Serville en Mexico (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Folia Entomologica Mexicana. 88:9–60.; O. pectoralis Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. pepotinga Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. phaetusa Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. philosipes Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. pittieri Gahan, 1894; O. poecila Bates, 1880; O. poeta Dillon and Dillon, 1949Dillon and Dillon, 1949:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1949. Miscellaneous synonymy and new species among the Lamiinae (Cerambycidae). American Museum Novitates. 1388:1–13.; O. polychroma Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. pretiosa Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95.; O. pulchella Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. punctata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. pustulata LeConte, 1854; O. putator brevifasciata Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. putator putator Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. pyrrothrix Noguera, 1993Noguera, 1993:
Noguera FA. 1993. Revision taxonomica del genero Oncideres Serville en Mexico (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Folia Entomologica Mexicana. 88:9–60.; O. quercus Skinner, 1905; O. repandator (Fabricius, 1793); O. rhodosticta Bates, 1885; O. rubra Franz, 1959Franz, 1959:
Franz, E. 1959. Drei neue Lamiinae (Ins. Col. Ceramb.) aus El Salvador. Senckenbergiana Biologica. 40(3–4):185–188.; O. saga (Dalman, 1823Dalman, 1823:
Dalman JW. 1823. Analecta entomologica. Holmiae, viii + 108 pp., 4 pl.); O. satyra Bates, 1865Bates, 1865:
Bates HW. 1865. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera: Longicornes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(15):213–225, 382–394; 3(16):101–113, 167–182, 308–314.; O. schmiti Audureau and Nearns, 2023; O. schreiteri Bruch, 1941; O. scitula Bates, 1880; O. seabrai Fragoso, 1970Fragoso, 1970:
Fragoso SA. 1970. Novas especies do genero Oncideres Serville, 1835 (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea, Lamiinae). Atas da Sociedade de Biologia do Rio de Janeiro. 14(3–4):79–83.; O. senilis Bates, 1885; O. sobrina Dillon and Dillon, 1946Dillon and Dillon, 1946:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1946. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part II. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 6. 189–413 pp.; O. stillata Aurivillius, 1904; O. svachai Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015Nearns and Tavakilian, 2015:
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2015. Seven new species of Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from South America, with notes on additional taxa. Arquivos de Zoologia. 46(7):87-113.; O. tavakiliani Nearns and Santos-Silva, 2016Nearns and Santos-Silva, 2016:
Nearns EH, Santos-Silva A. 2016. Two new species of Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from South America Zootaxa. 4137(3):445–450.; O. travassosi Fragoso, 1970Fragoso, 1970:
Fragoso SA. 1970. Novas especies do genero Oncideres Serville, 1835 (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea, Lamiinae). Atas da Sociedade de Biologia do Rio de Janeiro. 14(3–4):79–83.; O. truquii (Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.); O. tuberculata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. tuberosa Martins and Galileo, 2006; O. ulcerosa (Germar, 1823); O. vicina Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. vitiliga Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234.; O. voetii Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; O. wappesi Martins and Galileo, 2005; O. xavieri Galileo and Martins, 2010; O. zaragozai (Noguera and Chemsak, 1993Noguera and Chemsak, 1993:
Noguera FA, Chemsak JA. 1993. Two new species of Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 69(4):290–294.).
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Specimens of this genus have been collected at MV and UV light.
Oncideres Lacordaire, 1830Lacordaire, 1830:
Lacordaire JT. 1830. Mémoire sur les habitudes des insectes coléoptères de l'Amérique méridionale. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles. 21:149–194.
subtribe: Onciderina
type species: Lamia vomicosa Germar, 1824Germar, 1824:
Germar EF. 1824. Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, descriptionibus illustratae. Halae, xxiv + 624 pp., 2 pls. [synonym of Lamia saga Dalman, 1823]
generic synonymies: Psyllotoxus Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; Taricanus Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.; Japi Martins and Galileo, 2012
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Rice ME. 1989. Branch girdling and oviposition biology of Oncideres pustulatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on Acacia farnesiana. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 82(2):181–186., Rice (1995)Rice (1995):
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