Ergates faber
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Ergates faber
| image = Ergates.faber.-.calwer.35.02.jpg
| display_parents = 3
| parent_authority = Audinet-Serville, 1832
| genus = Ergates
| species = faber
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1761)
| synonyms = (Genus)
- Cerambyx Gistel 1848
- Caratambyx Gistel 1956
(Species)
- Ergates alkani Demelt 1968
- Prionus bulzanensis Laicharting 1784
- Prionus crenatus Fabricius 1801
- Ergates grandiceps Tournier 1872
- Prionus obscurus Olivier 1795
- Cerambyx portitor Schrank 1781
- Prionus serrarius Panzer 1793
}}
Ergates faber is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ergates.{{cite web |title=Ergates faber (Linnaeus, 1761) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/8016249 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=15 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215032914/https://www.gbif.org/species/8016249 |url-status=live }}
It is native to Europe. Larvae feed on sapwood. Development can take between three to twelve years, although pupation occurs over the course of a few weeks in June through July. {{cite web | last=Kuźmiński | first=Robert | last2=Łabędzki | first2=Andrzej | last3=Chrzanowski | first3=Artur | last4=Mazur | first4=Andrzej | title= OCCURRENCE OF ERGATES FABER (LINNAEUS 1761) (COLEOPTERA, CERAMBYCIDAE) AND A PROPOSAL FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN MANAGED FORESTS TO PRESERVE THE SPECIES | website=ResearchGate | volume=13 | issue=2014 | date=2014-12-01 | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273001170_OCCURRENCE_OF_ERGATES_FABER_LINNAEUS_1761_COLEOPTERA_CERAMBYCIDAE_AND_A_PROPOSAL_FOR_PROTECTIVE_MEASURES_IN_MANAGED_FORESTS_TO_PRESERVE_THE_SPECIES | access-date=2025-05-01 | page=15–26}}