Cerambyx heinzianus, a rare endemic East-Anatolian species, has been described by Carl von Demelt in 1976 [❖]. The adult beetles begin to appear quite late in summer (end of June)
and they can be found flying around stunted oaks or sitting on their leaves during the day.
| Body length: | 20 - 35 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 - 4 years |
| Adults in: | June - July |
| Host plant: | oaks (Quercus spp.) |
| Distribution: | an endemic species to Eastern Anatolia (Turkey) |
The depicted female beetle (38 mm) was captured in Muş environs (Muş province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey) on July 11, 1988.
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Von Demelt C.:
Eine neue Cerambyx-Art aus Ost-Anatolien.
Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 28: 1-3, 1976.
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Özdikmen H. and Turgut S.:
On turkish Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758 with zoogeographical remarks (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 4 (2): 301-319, 2009.
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