Lamiinae

Lamiinae is the scientific name of Lamiines -also called flat-faced longhorned beetles-

Lamiinae Latreille, 1825

P.A. Latreille is the author of the original taxon.

Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 is the full name of the group-subfamily in the taxonomic classification system.

The subfamily has 76 tribes, 3,021 genera and subgenera (2,654 genera plus 367 non-nominal subgenera) and 21,980 species and subspecies (20,536 species plus 1,444 non-nominal subspecies).

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
	~1,200,000 sp.
phylum
Arthropoda
	~1,000,000 sp.
class
Insecta
	~830,000 sp.
order
Coleoptera
	~350,000 sp.
family
Cerambycidae
	~35,000 sp.
subfamily
Lamiinae
20,536 sp. + 1,444 non-nominal subsp.

Lamiinae 57.1%
Cerambycinae 32.9%
Lepturinae 4.4%
Prioninae 3.6%
other Cerambycidae 2%

The ancestors of Cerambycidae and Lamiinae appeared at 150.9 mya (Late Jurassic) and 132.0 mya (Early Cretaceous) respectively in the chronogram of (Nie & al., 2020) showing the dated Chrysomeloidea phylogeny.

Gallery

Some representative images of Lamiinae, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Prosopocera itzingeri, ♀ [JPRC], Prosopocerini, Gabon — *Prosopocera itzingeri*
♀ [JPRC]
*Prosopocerini*
Gabon

Sternotomis pulchra, ♂ [JPRC], Sternotomini, Gabon — *Sternotomis pulchra*
♂ [JPRC]
*Sternotomini*
Gabon

Phrynetoides minor, ♀ [JPRC], Phrynetini, R. D. Congo — *Phrynetoides minor*
♀ [JPRC]
*Phrynetini*
R. D. Congo

Sympagus laetabilis, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Sympagus laetabilis*
♂ [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Disterna complexa, ♀ [JPRC], Zygocerini, Aru — *Disterna complexa*
♀ [JPRC]
*Zygocerini*
Aru

Macronemus asperulus, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthoderini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Macronemus asperulus*
♂ [JPRC]
*Acanthoderini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Polyrhaphis belti, ♂ [JPRC], Polyrhaphidini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Polyrhaphis belti*
♂ [JPRC]
*Polyrhaphidini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Omosarotes singularis, ♀ [JPRC], Acanthomerosternoplonini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Omosarotes singularis*
♀ [JPRC]
*Acanthomerosternoplonini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

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Region

World [21,980]

Distribution for species of Lamiinae

Group

Lamiinae [21,980]

Subdivided into 76 tribes

Taxa, synonyms

2 taxa refer to LAMIINAE

LAMIARIAE Latreille, 1825
CLINOCEPHALIDES Mulsant, 1839

Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

Phylogeny

All studies support the monophyly of Lamiinae within the family Cerambycidae.
See for example: (Haddad&al. 2018), (Li&al. 2023).

Simplified representations inspired by some of the most interesting phylogenetic studies:

Concerning the phylogeny within the Lamiinae, the studies remain limited and their results are partially different.
See for example: (Souza&al. 2020), (Ashman&al. 2021), (Souza&al. 2024), (Zamoroka 2025).

The following representation attempts to combine results and propose a synthetic view of the possible phylogeny until the tribal level.

See phylogeny of Lamiini s.l.=Lamiini+Dorcadionini+Batocerini+Petrognathini+Dorcaschematini presented but not reflected to date in the catalog.
See also: Acanthoderini Acanthocinini Acrocinini Astathini Colobotheini Onciderini Hypsiomatina Onciderina Tetraopini

This incomplete and provisional reconstruction based on published results already shows that the current classification is not satisfactory in view of the numerous cases of paraphyly and polyphyly. Improving and generalizing analyzes will require revisions and redefinitions. Some tribes will be enlarged, others divided or reunited; new tribes, subtribes and genera will be created showing the incredible diversity within the Lamiinae of the World.

À propos des entomologistes lui exprimant leur étonnement de la multitude de groupes qu'il admet dans la Famille, Th. Lacordaire (1869) écrivait qu'il ne pouvait mieux se justifier qu'en s'inspirant des échanges entre F.P. Pascoe et L. Fairmaire : "Si les Divisions inférieures de la Famille des Longicornes sont traitées de cette façon dans toute l'étendue de cette dernière, il deviendra nécessaire d'en établir plusieurs centaines, et je ne suis pas sûr qu'on ne finira pas par trouver cet arrangement le plus naturel."