[= Acmaeops smaragdula (Fabricius, 1792)]
[= Acmaeops smaragdulus (Fabricius, 1792)]
Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: CARILIINI
[Photo © Kirill V. Makarov, www.zin.ru]
Euracmaeops smaragdulus, a species of coniferous forest zone of Northern Eurasia, is common in Siberia from Urals to Pacific Ocean coast. In Europe it is except Scandinavia and Russia very rare and local species, known only from Alps. Larvae develop under bark of dead coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus, Larix, Abies), before the second ovwervintering leave wood and create a pupal cell in the soil. Pupation during spring, complete life cycle 2 years. Adults, diurnal and anthophilous, are active from June to August [▽].
Euracmaeops smaragdulus was described from Sweden as Leptura smaragdula by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1793 [✮]. Currently, this taxon is classified in the genus Euracmaeops Danilevsky, 2014 and subgenus Pilosoacmaeops Özdikmen, 2025, but this view of the higher taxonomy of the Euracmaeops/Acmaeops species cluster is not accepted by all Cerambycidologists and remains debatable [✳][✧].
Body length: ♂♂ 6.5 - 10.5 mm / ♀♀ 7.5 - 12 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: June - August Host plant: coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus, Larix, Abies) Distribution: Belarus, Finland, France, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, China, Mongolia
The depicted beetles were collected in Bol. Chara (Kodar Mts., 50 km NW of Novaya Chara, Kalarsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia) on July 5-10, 2001.Collected by P.V.Budilov
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Cherepanov A.I.:
Cerambycidae of Northern Asia, Volume 1 - Prioninae, Disteniinae, Lepturinae, Aseminae.
Amerind Publishing, New Delhi: 304pp [pages 223-227], 1988. [download]
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Danilevsky M.L.:
Longicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea) of Russia and adjacent countries. Part 1.
Higher School Consulting, Moscow, 550pp [page 147], 2014. [download[✮]
Fabricius J.Ch.:
Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
Hafniae, C. G. Proft 1 (2): xx + 538pp [page 342], 1793 [download[✳]
Özdikmen H.:
Proposition of a new subgenus of the genus Euracmaeops Danilevsky (Cerambycidae: Lepturinae: Rhagiini).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 20 (1): 1984-1986, 2025. [download[✧]
Lazarev M.A.:
Taxonomic notes on Palaearctic longhorned beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Part. 3.
Humanity space - International Almanac 14 (5): 390-402, 2025. [download
| Subfamilia | Lepturinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Cariliini Zamoroka, 2022 |
| Genus | Euracmaeops Danilevsky, 2014 |
| Subgenus | Pilosoacmaeops Özdikmen, 2025 |
| Species | Euracmaeops (Pilosoacmaeops) smaragdulus (Fabricius, 1792) |