Ataxia
Ataxia crypta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Pteropliini
Genus: Ataxia
Haldeman, 1847 [1]
Synonyms
  • Stenidea Haldeman, 1847
  • Stenosoma LeConte, 1852
  • Proecha Thomson in Chevrolat, 1862
  • Esthlogena Bates, 1866
  • Parysatis Thomson, 1868
  • Parepectasis Bruch, 1926

Ataxia, described by Haldeman in 1847, is an American genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Pteropliini.

Distribution

Ataxia is primarily widespread in South America, but several endemic species are present in Central America and in the Antilles. Only few species reach the South-western United States.

Ataxia contains the following species:[2]

References

  1. "Ataxia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Bezark, Larry. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World (new world)". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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