Cerambyx

For Cerambyx Gistel 1848, see Ergates (beetle).

Capricorn beetles
Great capricorn beetle, Cerambyx cerdo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Cerambycini
Genus: Cerambyx
Linnaeus, 1758
C. scopolii

Cerambyx is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).[1][2] 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".

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