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Ergates faber (Cerambycidae) from NE-Germany

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A rare - in many regions yet extinct - longhorn beetle of up to 50mm!The larvae need 3-4 years to develop in old and "untidy" pine forests (Pinus, Abies, Picea, Larix)more info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MulmbockErgates faber LINNAEUS, 1761 (Mulmbock oder Zimmerbock) Tribus: CallipogoniniSubfamily: Prioninae (Breitbcke)Family: Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles, Bockkfer)Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea LATREILLE, 1802Infraorder: Cucujiformia LAMEERE, 1938Suborder: PolyphagaOrder: Coleoptera (beetles, Kfer)Subclass: PterygotaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)NE-Germany, S-Brandenburg, Krausnicker hills/Spreewald: Wehlaberg (old forest, with daed trunks, Pinus sylvestris, 144m asl., 07.08.2011IMG_4250

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