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Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)

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The long­horn beetles (Ceram­bycidae) are amongst the most "popular" beetle families and hence lots of research has been carried out on the family. The small to very large beetles are distributed worldwide (approx. 27,000 species). From Germany 195 species have been recorded. The beetles are characterized by their oblong body shape and their long antennae (family name!). The species feed on pollen or sap oozing from trees. The larvae develop on wood or herbaceous plants. Several are serious pests, with the larvae boring into wood, where they can cause extensive damage to either living trees or untreated lumber.

World: 27,000 Europe: 600 Germany: 197 collected: 123 Missing species Overview in inquiry module fraction: 62%
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Missing species Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles) – currently missing species (77)
 Parandra brunnea
 Tragosoma depsarium
 Nothorhina punctata
 Arhopalus ferus
 Tetropium gabrieli
 Akimerus schaefferi
 Pachyta lamed
 Evodinus clathratus
 Brachyta interrogationis
 Acmaeops septentrionis
 Acmaeops pratensis
 Acmaeops marginatus
 Nivellia sanguinosa
 Corymbia erythroptera
 Corymbia hybrida
 Corymbia cordigera
 Anastrangalia reyi
 Lepturobosca virens
 Pachytodes erraticus
 Pedostrangalia pubescens
 Stenurella septempunctata
 Necydalis major
 Necydalis ulmi
 Saphanus piceus
 Cerambyx miles
 Trichoferus griseus
 Trichoferus campestris
 Penichroa fasciata
 Axinopalpis gracilis
 Nathrius brevipennis
 Molorchus marmottani
 Stenopterus ater
 Aromia bungii
 Anisarthron barbipes
 Ropalopus ungaricus
 Ropalopus macropus
 Ropalopus spinicornis
 Ropalopus clavipes
 Pronocera angusta
 Leioderes kollari
 Semanotus undatus
 Phymatodes lividus
 Xylotrechus pantherinus
 Xylotrechus ibex
 Clytus rhamni
 Cyrtoclytus capra
 Plagionotus floralis
 Neoclytus acuminatus
 Chlorophorus pilosus
 Isotomus speciosus
 Brachypteroma ottomanum
 Purpuricenus kaehleri
 Parmena balteus
 Morimus asper
 Monochamus sartor
 Monochamus saltuarius
 Mesosa curculionoides
 Stenidea genei
 Oplosia fennica
 Leiopus linnei
 Leiopus punctulatus
 Leiopus femoratus
 Acanthocinus reticulatus
 Agapanthia dahli
 Agapanthia cynarae
 Saperda similis
 Saperda perforata
 Saperda punctata
 Saperda octopunctata
 Stenostola ferrea
 Phytoecia scutellata
 Phytoecia argus
 Phytoecia rubropunctata
 Phytoecia virgula
 Phytoecia caerulea
 Phytoecia uncinata
 Phytoecia molybdaena
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