[= Dorcadion jacobsoni Jakovlev, 1899]
[= Dorcadion apicipenne Jakovlev, 1899]
[= Dorcadion dsungaricum Pic, 1906]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: DORCADIONINI
[Photo © Petr Jelínek & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec]
Typical habitats of Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) sokolovi are stony foothills with low-herb grassy vegetation. Larvae feed on roots of various grass species (Poaceae), including fescue (Festuca spp.). Adults feed on above-ground parts of the same plant species. In warm sunny weather, males are actively moving in search of virgin females. Females are less active and usually staying under plants. [❖]
Body length: 10 - 15 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: last decade of April - second half of May. Host plant: larvae feed on roots of various grass species (Poaceae) Distribution: South-Eastern Kazakhstan, Kirghizia
The depicted beetles were collected and photographed in environs of Sarymbel (Сарымбель) village (1 800 m, Dzhungar Alatau south slopes, Kazakhstan) on May 2015.Collected by P.Jelínek
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Toropov S.A., Milko D.A.:
Longhorns of the tribe Dorcadionini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia.
SatEnto, Bishkek, 103pp, 2013. [download]
Dorcadion sokolovi ♂ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Dorcadion sokolovi, androchromic ♀ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Dorcadion sokolovi, autochromic ♀ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Subfamilia Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 Tribus Dorcadionini Swainson, 1840 Genus Dorcadion Dalman, 1817 Subgenus Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901 Species Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) sokolovi Jakovlev, 1899