Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) olympicum Kraatz, 1873
ssp. flavosuturale Krätschmer, 1987

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIONINI
Dorcadion olympicum flavosuturale
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]



Body length:10 - 13 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:roots of herbaceous plants and grass
Distribution:an endemic species to Turkey


The depicted beetle was collected on the ground in low vegetation by our friend Zdeněk Košťál in Güllüce Köyü environs (S of Karacabey, Amasya Province, Turkey) on April 20, 1997.


Breuning S.:
Revision der Dorcadionini (Col. Ceramb.)
Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 27: 1-666, 1962. [download pdf icon]

Krätschmer O.E.:
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Dorcadion-Fauna Griechenlands und der Türkei (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).
Entomologische Zeitschrift 97: 337-340, 1987.



 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusDorcadionini Swainson, 1840
GenusDorcadion Dalman, 1817
SubgenusCribridorcadion Pic, 1901
SpeciesDorcadion (Cribridorcadion) olympicum Kraatz, 1873
SubspeciesDorcadion (Cribridorcadion) olympicum flavosuturale Krätschmer, 1987