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Directory: Cerambycini

Cerambyx cerdo cerdo - Great Capricorn Beetle

Cerambyx cerdo cerdo Linnaeus, 1758 - Great Capricorn Beetle, male

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Author: Václav Hanzlík [Other photographs by this author]

Determination author: Francesco Vitali [Determination history and verification]

Determination note

This specimen is probably referable to C. cerdo pfisteri, a form actually described from Sicily, where nevertheless, it does not differ from typical cerdo.
C. cerdo acuminatus has very long and acute pronotal spines, ca. 4-5 times the spines this specimen has.

Author: Francesco Vitali

Associated glossary terms: collection specimen, male

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