Log-horned beetle/Blaubock

Ashish and Lars, thanks! Lars I think you're right: take a look at this one:
http://www.insects.ch/php/mhsCms/index.p...
Let's go with it!

Thanks for reminding, Daniele - I reall ythink its a var. from the Gaurotes virginea

Its surely a Flea beetle.

you're welcome - not that much effort since no one got hurt :)

I'll hold on then... thanks for your efforts!

No, I am sorry, Daniele - but I got a similar one that I thought it was a Mulmbock - which it is not...maybe I find out more about mine (which is different to yours)...and with it about yours :)

Great Lars! Do you know which of the variations/subspecies it might be with its black thorax? Otherwise I'll try to look it up...

I think I got it finally, Daniele - it's a variation of the suggested ID

Thanks ARtPeNnography!
p.young713, thanks for the ID suggestion. However the Emerald ash borer hasn't reached Switzerland. Also, the borer's antennas are short; this beetle has long antennas.

beautiful pics....

Thanks for your comments Nicole and Ashish!
Hard indeed to ID those from pics Nicole; I think there's a good reason why good old fashioned entomologists captured bugs!
Ashish as per your previous suggestion I went though an entire drawing plate of multiple species of Agonum and one was very close, but...
I will have a look at your new link! Thanks for your efforts with this.

Daniele hope you find match on following link

http://claude.schott.free.fr/Carabidae/C...

Shiny fellow!
They are hard to ID, no?

Yes Daniele that's why I not suggest it as ID.. :)
Its can be Agonum sp.

Thanks for your suggestions Lars and Ashish! I am far from the Coleptera specialist...
The distribution map below doesn't show Catascopus being found in Europe:
http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Catas...
For Ergates faber and Pseudovadonia livida (Kleine Halsbock) I can't find any pics showing them with green elytras. The overall anatomy is very close to Pseudovadonia livida though; long antennas, and head and pronotum are black...

It's a Kleiner Holzbock, Daniele. Pretty sure.

This beetle is from following link's family
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabidae
I feel its one of Catascopus sp