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Cerambyx

Ilić, Nastas;Ćurčić, Srećko

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Species

Capricorn beetle

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyCerambycidae
Observations9,208
Observations recorded53,534

Cerambyx est un genre d'insectes coléoptères de la famille des Cerambycidae.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
102
Family
Cerambycidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UPS, MZLU
Recorded in
Brazil, Croatia

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Encyclopedic overview

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thumb|C. scopolii

Cerambyx is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). 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".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cerambyx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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