Grammoptera auricollis Mulsant et Rey, 1863
ssp. bipustulata Steiner, 1975

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Grammoptera auricollis bipustulata




Females of this species were observed (Hoskovec, in litt.) ovipositing in a dead branch of a living Quercus ilex. This branch showed a typical pattern of a fungal attack similar to fungi other Grammoptera species (G. abdominalis, G. ustulata) are associated with.



Body length:5 - 9 mm
Life cycle:2 years [?]
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:Quercus
Distribution:a subspecies endemic to South Greece (Peloponnese)

The depicted beetles were beaten from a blossoming hawthorn (Crataegus) in locality situated along the main road from Sparta to Tripoli on a mountain plateau (20 km S Tripoli, 900 m, Peloponnese peninsula, South Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.



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