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
These 48 species belong to the genus Cerambyx:
- Cerambyx aestuans <small>Olivier, 1800</small>
- Cerambyx apiceplicatus <small>Pic, 1941</small>
- Cerambyx carbonarius <small>Scopoli, 1763</small>
- Cerambyx carinatus <small>(Küster, 1845)</small>
- Cerambyx castaneus <small>Voet, 1778</small>
- Cerambyx cerdo <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Cerambyx clavipes <small>Forster, 1771</small>
- Cerambyx coqvus <small>Linnæus, 1758</small>
- Cerambyx cyaneofulvus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx cyaneopunctatus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx dichropterus <small>Dalman, 1826</small>
- Cerambyx dux <small>(Faldermann, 1837)</small>
- Cerambyx elbursi <small>Jurecek, 1924</small>
- Cerambyx equestris <small>Laxmann, 1770</small>
- Cerambyx fasciatus <small>Voet, 1778</small>
- Cerambyx ferrugineus <small>Goeze, 1777</small>
- Cerambyx ferruginosus <small>Goeze, 1777</small>
- Cerambyx gigas <small>Fabricius, 1787</small>
- Cerambyx heinzianus <small>Demelt, 1976</small>
- Cerambyx hungaricus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx juvencus <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
- Cerambyx kodymi <small>Sláma, 2015</small>
- Cerambyx lativitta <small>Newman, 1850</small>
- Cerambyx longicollis <small>Fabricius, 1787</small>
- Cerambyx lucidus <small>Olivier, 1790</small>
- Cerambyx miles <small>Bonelli, 1812</small>
- Cerambyx multiplicatus <small>Motschulsky, 1859</small>
- Cerambyx nigroplanus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx nodulosus <small>Germar, 1817</small>
- Cerambyx paludivagus <small>(Lucas, 1842)</small>
- Cerambyx petechizans <small>Voet, 1778</small>
- Cerambyx praepes <small>Voet, 1778</small>
- Cerambyx pullus <small>Newman, 1851</small>
- Cerambyx pulverulentus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx quadrimaculatus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx quadripunctatus <small>Fabricius, 1801</small>
- Cerambyx ruberrimus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx rufus <small>Voet, 1806</small>
- Cerambyx scopolii <small>Füssli, 1775</small>
- Cerambyx serraticornis <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx spinicornis <small>Drury, 1773</small>
- Cerambyx subserratus <small>Newman, 1850</small>
- Cerambyx surinamensis <small>Voet, 1778</small>
- Cerambyx tau <small>Frölich, 1792</small>
- Cerambyx tuberculosus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx umbraticus <small>Olivier, 1795</small>
- Cerambyx violaceus <small>Houttuyn</small>
- Cerambyx welensii <small>(Küster, 1846)</small>
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