| The Cerambycidae (longhorn
beetles or long-horned beetles) is a cosmopolitan family of
beetles characterized by their extremely long antennae, which
are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. There are
over 20,000 species described. Many longhorns are serious
agricultural pests, as their larvae have the unfortunate habit
of boring wood. The Asian Longhorn beetle, for instance has been
responsible for the preventive destruction of thousands of trees
in Northern Illinois and other locations in the United States. |
