See text Apelocera Chevrolat, 1862 Apilocera Chevrolat, 1862 Cleozona Bates, 1874 Eplophorus Chevrolat, 1861 Euderces is a genus of longhorn beetles, family Cerambycidae.
They are found in South, Central, and North America, with the centre of diversity in southern Mexico and Guatemala.
[1] Many members of this New World genus are ant mimics.
[1] E. velutinus is a tropical species closely resembling the common ant species Camponotus sericeiventris.
Four species of this genus occur in the United States.