Oxymirus

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Oxymirus
Cerambycidae - Oxymirus cursor.jpg
Female of Oxymirus cursor. Mounted specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lepturinae
Genus: Oxymirus
Mulsant, 1863

Oxymirus is the genus of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family.

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Species

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Description

Species within this genus can reach a length of 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in). Body is generally black, while elytra are mainly brown. Prothorax has large spikes. Antennae are long and in the males they extend beyond the top of the elytra.

Distribution

Species of the genus Oxymirus are present in most of Europe and in the eastern Palearctic realm. [3]

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