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 Olivier, 1800 Cerambyx apiceplicatus Pic, 1941 Cerambyx carbonarius Scopoli, 1763 Cerambyx carinatus (Küster, 1845) Cerambyx castaneus Voet, 1778 Cerambyx cerdo Linnaeus, 1758 Cerambyx clavipes Forster, 1771 Cerambyx coqvus Linnæus, 1758 Cerambyx cyaneofulvus Houttuyn Cerambyx cyaneopunctatus Houttuyn Cerambyx dichropterus Dalman, 1826 Cerambyx dux (Faldermann, 1837) Cerambyx elbursi Jurecek, 1924 Cerambyx equestris Laxmann, 1770 Cerambyx fasciatus Voet, 1778 Cerambyx ferrugineus Goeze, 1777 Cerambyx ferruginosus Goeze, 1777 Cerambyx gigas Fabricius, 1787 Cerambyx heinzianus Demelt, 1976 Cerambyx hungaricus Houttuyn Cerambyx juvencus Linnaeus, 1767 Cerambyx kodymi Sláma, 2015 Cerambyx lativitta Newman, 1850 Cerambyx longicollis Fabricius, 1787 Cerambyx lucidus 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 Newman, 1851 Cerambyx pulverulentus Houttuyn Cerambyx quadrimaculatus Houttuyn Cerambyx quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1801 Cerambyx ruberrimus Houttuyn Cerambyx rufus Voet, 1806 Cerambyx scopolii Füssli, 1775 Cerambyx serraticornis Houttuyn Cerambyx spinicornis Drury, 1773 Cerambyx subserratus Newman, 1850 Cerambyx surinamensis Voet, 1778 Cerambyx tau Frölich, 1792 Cerambyx tuberculosus Houttuyn Cerambyx umbraticus Olivier, 1795 Cerambyx violaceus Houttuyn Cerambyx welensii (Küster, 1846)
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