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Oxymirus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cerambycidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Subfamily
  
Lepturinae

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Similar
  
Oxymirus cursor, Beetle, Stenocorus, Alosterna, Judolia

Oxymirus is the genus of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family.

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Species

  • Oxymirus cursor (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Oxymirus mirabilis (Motschulsky, 1838)
  • Description

    Species within this genus can reach a length of 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in). Body is generally black, while elytra are mainly brown. Prothorax has large spikes. Antennae are long and in the males they extend beyond the top of the elytra.

    Distribution

    Species of the genus Oxymirus are present in most of Europe and in the East Palearctic ecozone.

    References

    Oxymirus Wikipedia