Cerambyx

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Capricorn beetles
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Great capricorn beetle, Cerambyx cerdo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Cerambycini
Genus: Cerambyx
Linnaeus, 1758
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C. scopolii

Cerambyx is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). [1] [2] They are commonly known as capricorn beetles, as their strong, stout and curved antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the horns of an Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) or "capricorn".

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Species

These 48 species belong to the genus Cerambyx: [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Monné, M.A.; Nearns, E.H. (2024). "Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of America" . Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ↑ "GBIF, Cerambyx" . Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758" . Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. ↑ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World" . Retrieved 2024-08-18.


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