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Cerambyx

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Capricorn beetles
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
Species

~30 (see text)

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".

Species

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European species within this genus include:[1]

References

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  • Data related to Cerambyx at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Cerambyx at Wikimedia Commons