RES Handbook Vol 5 Part 12. Coleoptera. Cerambycidae

THE family Cerambycidae, members of which are popularly known as "Longhorns," is of world-wide distribution and comprises well over 20 , 000 described species, of which just over 60 are listed as British. Owing to their comparatively large size , elegance , variety of colour and form and mimetic and protective resemblance to various other insects, this family of beetles is perhaps the best known and most popular amongst collectors and taxonomists alike.