Prionus coriarius
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Prionus coriarius (sometimes referred to as "the tanner" or "the sawyer") is a species of longhorn beetle.
Description
Prionus coriarius can reach a length of {{convert|18|-|45|mm}}.[http://www.cerambyx.uochb.cz/prionuscor.htm Cerambyx] It is the most massive of European beetles.{{CN|date=August 2022|reason = Lucanus cervus? Oryctes nasicornis? Hydrophilus piceus?}} The female is larger than the male. Body is shiny, dark brown to black. The neck shield bears on each side three clearly distinct teeth. The serrated antennae of the male are composed of 12 segments. The ventral surface of the female is hairless, while in the male is pubescent.[http://www.naturamediterraneo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22659 Natura Mediterraneo][http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN/pages_EN/prionus_coriarius_EN.htm Tanner Beetle - Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Biology
The larvae are polyphagous, but they mainly develop in rotten wood of deciduous and coniferous trees. They can reach a length of about {{convert|60|mm}}. The life cycle lasts at least 3 years. Adults can be found from July to September. Its activity is mainly crepuscular and nocturnal.Evelyn A. J. Duffy F.R.E.S [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1946.tb00271.x/abstract A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE BIOLOGY OF PRIONUS CORIARIUS L. (COLEOPTERA, CERAMBYCIDAE)] Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London - Volume 97, Issue 17, pages 419–442, November 1946
Distribution
This species is common in most of Europe and it is present in North Africa and in the Near East (Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iran).[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184600/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=115097 Fauna Europaea]
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Category:Beetles described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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