Parmena bicincta (Küster, 1849)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI

Parmena bicincta
[Photo © David Navrátil]


Body length:5 - 9 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:March - September
Host plant:Euphorbia wulfenii
Distribution:Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro


The depicted mounted beetles were reared form larvae found in Euphorbia wulfenii stalks in Mikuliči environs (280 m a.s.l., Dubrovnik-Neretva county/Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija, South Dalmatia, Croatia) on July 28, 2014. The living specimen was collected in Đurmani village environs (N42°09′18″ E19°01′23″; Bar municipality, Montenegro) on June 12, 2018.

Collected by David Navrátil and Tamás Németh


Parmena bicincta
[Photo © Tamás Németh]


 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusParmenini Mulsant, 1839
GenusParmena Dejean, 1821
SpeciesParmena bicincta (Küster, 1849)