Prionus coriarius (sometimes referred to as "the tanner" or "the sawyer") is a species of longhorn beetle.

The neck shield bears on each side three clearly distinct teeth.

The ventral surface of the female is hairless, while in the male is pubescent.

[2][3] The larvae are polyphagous, but they mainly develop in rotten wood of deciduous and coniferous trees.

[4] This species is common in most of Europe and it is present in North Africa and in the Near East (Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iran).