''Cerambyx'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

(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

These 48 species belong to the genus ''Cerambyx'': * '' Cerambyx aestuans'' Olivier, 1800 * '' Cerambyx apiceplicatus'' Pic, 1941 * '' Cerambyx carbonarius'' Scopoli, 1763 * '' Cerambyx carinatus'' (Küster, 1845) * '' Cerambyx castaneus'' Voet, 1778 * ''

Cerambyx cerdo ''Cerambyx cerdo'', commonly known as the great capricorn beetle or cerambyx longicorn, is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It occurs in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia), Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Cze ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

* '' Cerambyx clavipes'' Forster, 1771 * '' Cerambyx coqvus'' Linnæus, 1758 * '' Cerambyx cyaneofulvus'' Houttuyn * ''

Cerambyx cyaneopunctatus ''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 ho ...

'' Houttuyn * '' Cerambyx dichropterus'' Dalman, 1826 * '' Cerambyx dux'' ( Faldermann, 1837) * ''

Cerambyx elbursi ''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 ho ...

'' Jurecek, 1924 * ''

Cerambyx equestris ''Dorcadion equestre'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was first described by Laxmann in 1770, under the genus ''Cerambyx''. This species is found in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, North Macedonia, Turkey, Russ ...

'' Laxmann, 1770 * ''

Cerambyx fasciatus ''Iberodorcadion fuliginator'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is known from Central Europe: Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg (from whe ...

'' Voet, 1778 * ''

Cerambyx ferrugineus ''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 ho ...

'' Goeze, 1777 * ''

Cerambyx ferruginosus ''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 ho ...

'' Goeze, 1777 * ''

Cerambyx gigas ''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 ho ...

'' Fabricius, 1787 * ''

Cerambyx heinzianus ''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 ho ...

'' Demelt, 1976 * ''

Cerambyx hungaricus ''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 ho ...

'' Houttuyn * ''

Cerambyx juvencus ''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 ho ...

'' Linnaeus, 1767 * ''

Cerambyx kodymi ''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 ho ...

'' Sláma, 2015 * '' Cerambyx lativitta'' Newman, 1850 * '' Cerambyx longicollis'' Fabricius, 1787 * ''

Cerambyx lucidus ''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 antenna (biology), antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are rem ...

'' Olivier, 1790 * '' Cerambyx miles'' Bonelli, 1812 * '' Cerambyx multiplicatus'' Motschulsky, 1859 * '' Cerambyx nigroplanus'' Houttuyn * '' Cerambyx nodulosus'' Germar, 1817 * '' Cerambyx paludivagus'' (Lucas, 1842) * '' Cerambyx petechizans'' Voet, 1778 * '' Cerambyx praepes'' Voet, 1778 * ''

Cerambyx pullus ''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 ho ...

'' Newman, 1851 * '' Cerambyx pulverulentus'' Houttuyn * '' Cerambyx quadrimaculatus'' Houttuyn * '' Cerambyx quadripunctatus'' Fabricius, 1801 * ''

Cerambyx ruberrimus ''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 antenna (biology), antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are rem ...

'' Houttuyn * '' Cerambyx rufus'' Voet, 1806 * ''

Cerambyx scopolii ''Cerambyx scopolii'' is species of longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 specie ...

'' Füssli, 1775 * '' Cerambyx serraticornis'' Houttuyn * ''

Cerambyx spinicornis ''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 ho ...

'' Drury, 1773 * '' Cerambyx subserratus'' Newman, 1850 * '' Cerambyx surinamensis'' Voet, 1778 * ''

Cerambyx tau ''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 ho ...

'' Frölich, 1792 * '' Cerambyx tuberculosus'' Houttuyn * ''

Cerambyx umbraticus ''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 ho ...

'' Olivier, 1795 * '' Cerambyx violaceus'' Houttuyn * '' Cerambyx welensii'' (

Küster Küster may refer to: * Ernst Georg Ferdinand Küster (1839–1930), German surgeon * Ernst Küster (1874–1953), German botanist * Heinrich Carl Küster (1807–1876), malacologist and entomologist from Germany * Ludolph Küster (1670–1716), ed ...

, 1846)

References

External links

* * Cerambycini Cerambycidae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cerambycini-stub