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Callipogon

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Callipogon is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.^[1] Its closest relatives are the genera Enoplocerus, Ergates and Trichocnemis, with divergence from these lineages estimated to the Cretaceous about 80 million years ago.^[2] Most species are found in the Neotropics, with Callipogon relictus being the only palearctic species.

The following species are recognised in the genus Callipogon:

^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
^ Kim, S.; de Medeiros, B. A. S.; Byun, B. K.; Lee, S.; Kang, J. H.; Lee, B.; Farrell, B. D. (2018). "West meets East: How do rainforest beetles become circum-Pacific? Evolutionary origin of Callipogon relictus and allied species (Cerambycidae: Prioninae) in the New and Old Worlds". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 125: 163–176. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.019. PMID 29524651.

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Callipogon is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae. Its closest relatives are the genera Enoplocerus, Ergates and Trichocnemis, with divergence from these lineages estimated to the Cretaceous about 80 million years ago. Most species are found in the Neotropics, with Callipogon relictus being the only palearctic species.