Familia	Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802)
Subfamilia	Prioninae (Latreille, 1802)
Tribus	Macrodontini (Thomson, 1860)
Genus	Macrodontia (Latreille, 1830)
Subgenus
Species	cervicornis (Linné, 1758)
Synonyms	minor (Voet, 1778) cervicornis melzeri (Tippmann, 1953)
other names	Cerambyx cervicornis (Linné, 1758) Prionus cervicornis (Fabricius, 1775) Serrarius minor (Voet, 1778) Serrarius major (Voet, 1778) Macrodontia cervicornis melzeri (Tippmann, 1953)
Lifezones:	West hemisphere
Body length:	59-170 mm
Life cycle:
Host plant:	Maximiliana maripa
Distribution:	Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz), Ecuador (E), Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence:	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII