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Euderces
Euderces picipes
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Euderces

LeConte, 1850
Species

See text.

Diversity
c. 60 species
Synonyms

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

Euderces is a genus of longhorn beetles.

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

Distribution

Six species of this genus occur in the United States.

Species

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