Dorcadion beckeri, a rare Caucasian/Transcaucasian Dorcadion-species occuring in Azerbaijan and South Russia (Dagestan), has been described from Derbent environs (Dagestan)
by Gustav Kraatz in 1873 [❖].
| Body length: | 10.5 - 16 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 year |
| Adults in: | April - June |
| Host plant: | roots of herbaceous plants and grass |
| Distribution: | Azerbaijan, South Russia (Dagestan) |
The depicted beetle was collected on the ground in low vegetation in Siyazan environs (Siyazan district, Azerbaijan) in April 2013.
Collected by Denis G. Kasatkin
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Kraatz G.:
Die Käfer Europas. Nach der Natur beschrieben von Dr. G. Kraatz im Anschluss an die Käfer Europa's von Dr. H. C. Küster.
In Küster: Die Käfer Europas nach der Natur beschrieben 29: 1-101 [page 71], 1873.
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Breuning S.:
Revision der Dorcadionini (Col. Ceramb.)
Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 27: 1-666 [pages 497-499], 1962.
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