Distenia gracilis

Distenia gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Disteniidae
Genus:	Distenia
Species:	D. gracilis
Binomial name
	Distenia gracilis; (Blessig, 1872)
Synonyms
	Apheles gracilis Blessig, 1872;

Distenia gracilis is a species of beetle of the Disteniidae family. This species is found in northern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), South Korea, North Korea and the Russian Far East.

Genomics

A chromosome-level genome assembly for Distenia gracilis was published in 2026, representing the first reference genome for the family Disteniidae. The genome size is approximately 1.89 Gb, with 97.1% of the assembly anchored to 10 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 99.27%, and 77,131 protein-coding genes were predicted, of which 33,643 were functionally annotated.

References

↑ Tavakilian, G.; Chevillotte, H. "Distenia gracilis (Blessig, 1872)". Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes. IRD-MNHN. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
↑ Kim, Sangil; Farrell, Brian D. (2026-05-12). "First reference genome for the family Disteniidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea), the sister lineage to all longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae)". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07413-x. PMID 42120419.

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[1] Tavakilian, G.; Chevillotte, H. "Distenia gracilis (Blessig, 1872)". Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes. IRD-MNHN. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[Kim2026Genome-2] Kim, Sangil; Farrell, Brian D. (2026-05-12). "First reference genome for the family Disteniidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea), the sister lineage to all longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae)". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07413-x. PMID 42120419.