Micromallosia heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888)
[= Mallosia (Micromallosia) heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888)]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: SAPERDINI

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[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]

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Micromallosia heydeni, a rare species endemic to Turkey, has been described from Malatia environs as Phytoecia (Coptosia) Heydeni by Ludwig Ganglbauer in 1888 [❖].

Body length:	7 - 13 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	unknown
Distribution:	a species endemic to Turkey

The depicted beetles were found on the ground in low vegetation in summit plateaus of Nemrut Dağı Mt. (1700-1900 m a.s.l., Kâhta district, Adiyaman province, Anatolia, Turkey) in May 1997 and on June 1-15, 1996.

Collected by S.Trojan and Michal Hoskovec

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[❖]
Ganglbauer L. in Heyden L.F.:
Neue und interessante Coleopteren aus Malatia in Mesopotamien.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Berlin 32 (1): 72-78, 1888. [download ]

Daniel K.:
Die Cerambyciden-Gattung Mallosia Muls.
Münchener Koleopterologische Zeitschrift 2: 301-314, 1904. [download ]

Rejzek M. and Hoskovec M.:
Cerambycidae of Nemrut Dagi National Park (Anatolia, South-East Turkey).
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 15 (4): 257-272, 1999. [download ]

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Male genitalia of Micromallosia heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888) in detail: A. aedeagus, B. lateral lobes, C. subgenital plate.
[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Saperdini Mulsant, 1839
Genus	Micromallosia Pic, 1900
Species	Micromallosia heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888)