El género Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758 en Extremadura (SO de la Península Ibérica) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

The genus Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758 in Extremadura (SW Iberian Peninsula) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) In Extremadura (SW Iberian Peninsula) the plagues attributed to Cerambyx species are serious and frequent. One of these species (C. cerdo) is protected to international level. The purpose of this study was to determine the distributions of the Cerambyx species in Extremadura. Cerambyx spp. were sampled during late spring and summer 2005 in 65 sampling sites in Extremadura (SW Iberian Peninsula). Cerambyx cerdo was found in three localities in the north-east part of Extremadura. C. welensii is the one that presents greater distribution with 21 known localities. Finally, C. scopolii only appears in two localities.