Parmena subpubescens Hellrigl, 1971

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI
Parmena subpubescens
[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec]

Parmena subpubescens, rare species endemic to South Italy (Calabria) and Italian islands (Sardinia, Sicilia, Aegadian Islands) was described from Lavazo (Aegadian Islands) by Klaus Hellrigl in 1971 [❖].

Body length:7 - 9 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - October
Host plant:develops in Euphorbia dendroides and in deciduous trees (known from Ficus carica, Nerium oleander)
Distribution:South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia [✧]


The depicted mounted specimens were collected in Monte Nieddu environs (Sarróch, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy) on May 20-24, 1996. The depicted living beetles were reared from dead branches of Nerium oleander and Euphorbia dendroides collected in Sardinia.

Collected by Jiří Krátký and Martin Rejzek


[❖]
Hellrigl K.G.:
Sulla distribuzione di Parmena Latr. In Italia e descrizione di una nuova specie delle isole Egadi: P. subpubescens n. sp..
Memorias del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 19: 445-455, 1971. [download pdf icon]

[✧]
Sama G.:
The Cerambycidae of Marganai and Montimannu (SW Sardinia) (Coleoptera).
Conservazione Habitat Invertebrati 5: 543-552, 2011. [download pdf icon]


Parmena subpubescens
Parmena subpubescens
Parmena subpubescens
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec, Fuji Provia 100F 35 mm film scan]


 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusParmenini Mulsant, 1839
GenusParmena Dejean, 1821
SpeciesParmena subpubescens Hellrigl, 1971