Body length: 8 - 11 mm Life cycle: 1 year [?] Adults in: May - June Host plant: unknown Distribution: Armenia, Turkey, Near East This beetle was collected on Gundelia tournefortii in the peak region of Nemrut Dagi Mt. (Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey). According to Rejzek et al. (2001) in Turkey Cortodera syriaca develops in Gundelia tournefortii Linnaeus (Asteraceae). Collected by M.Hoskovec.