Aegosoma scabricorne
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- Cerambyx scabricornis Scopoli, 1763
- Cerambyx eques Voet, 1778 (Unav.)
- Megopis (Aegosoma) scabricornis (Scopoli, 1763)
- Megopis scabricornis (Scopoli, 1763)
- Aegosoma scabricornis (Scopoli, 1763) (misspelling)
- Oegosoma scabricorne (Scopoli, 1763) (misspelling)
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Aegosoma scabricorne is a species of long-horned beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id11000/ Biolib]
Description
Aegosoma scabricorne can reach a length of {{convert|25|-|52|mm}}. It is one of the biggest long-horned beetles in Europe. Body is elongated, finely pubescent, of a reddish yellow color. Head is narrowed behind the eyes. Antennae are composed by 11 segments, rough in the male. Prothorax is narrowed forward, obtusely dentate at the basal angle. Elytra show two weak longitudinal ribs. In males the antennae reach the extremity of the body, while in the females they are a little shorter than the body. The abdomen is glabrous, with a protruding oviduct.F. Picard, [http://www.faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque/docs/F.PICARD(FdeFr20)Col.Cerambycidae.pdf Coléoptères. Cerambycidae {{in lang|fr}}] Paris, P. Lechevalier, coll. « Faune de France », 1929
Distribution
This species is present in central and southern Europe, Asia (Japan, China, Indonesia ..) and in the Middle East (Iran, Caucasus).{{cite web|url=https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d0170cd6-d860-43e3-8b3a-6a1a6bac3e69|title=Fauna europaea}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.entomologie-stuttgart.de/ask/node/792%26menu%3D%26mode%3Deuk|title=Map on ARGE SWD Koleopterologen|language=de|access-date=2019-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031190911/http://www.entomologie-stuttgart.de/ask/node/792%26menu%3D%26mode%3Deuk|archive-date=2018-10-31|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author=Johannes Reibnitz|url=http://www.entomologie-stuttgart.de/ask/node/792&menu=&mode=steCERAMBYCIDAE|title=Die Käfer-Fauna Südwestdeutschlands - ARGE SWD Koleopterologen|language=de|access-date=2020-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019044122/http://entomologie-stuttgart.de/ask/node/792|archive-date=2018-10-19|url-status=dead}}
Biology
Adults can be found from June to August. These long-horned beetles are polyphagous in various deciduous trees (Juglans, Castania, Corylus, Populus, Platanus, Tilia, Malus). Larvae live in the trunk of old trees. Life cycle lasts at least three years.{{cite web|author1=Michal Hoskovec|author2=Martin Rejzek|url=http://www.cerambyx.uochb.cz/aegosoma_scabricorne.php|title=Cerambycidae de la région Ouest-Paléarctique, 2006}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/scientific/genus/Aegosoma/species/scabricorne/match/1/match/1 Catalogue of life] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719191709/http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/scientific/genus/Aegosoma/species/scabricorne/match/1/match/1 |date=2020-07-19 }}
- [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aegosoma_scabricorne/classification/ Animal Diversity]
- [http://www.cerambycoidea.com/foto.asp?Id=2338 Cerambycoidea]
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Category:Beetles described in 1763
Category:Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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