Agapanthia (Amurobia) amurensis Kraatz, 1879

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
Agapanthia amurensis

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Agapanthia amurensis, a species distributed in North-East Palaearctic (Russia, China, Mongolia, Korea), has been described from Russian Far East (Amur river valley) by Gustav Kraatz in 1879 [▽].

Body length:10 - 21 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in herbaceous plants
Distribution:Russia (East Siberia and Far East), China, Mongolia, Korea


The depicted beetle was collected in Dangdong-ri environs (N36°55.825′ E128°22.699′; 470 m a.s.l., North Chungcheong province, Republic of Korea) on June 19-20, 2018.

Collected by Walter Grosser


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Kraatz G.:
Ueber die Bockkäfer Ost-Sibiriens, namentlich die von Christoph am Amur gesammelten.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Berlin 23 (1): 77-117, 1879. [download pdf icon]



 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusAgapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
GenusAgapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
SubgenusAmurobia Pesarini et Sabbadini, 2004
SpeciesAgapanthia (Amurobia) amurensis Kraatz, 1879