Pogonocherus sieversi Ganglbauer, 1886
[= Pogonochaerus caucasicus Ganglbauer, 1891]
[= Pogonocherus kuksha Plavilstshikov, 1924]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: POGONOCHERINI
Pogonocherus sieversi
[Photo © Petr Jelínek & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec]




Pogonocherus sieversi, a rare Caucasia/Transcaucasian species known from Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, has been described from Manglisi environs (Georgia) by Ludwig Ganglbauer in 1887 [▽].

Body length:4 - 8 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:April - October
Host plant:coniferous trees (Picea, Abies)
Distribution:Armenia, Georgia, Turkey


Collected by our friend Martin Johanides in NE Turkey.


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Ganglbauer L.:
Ein neuer Pogonochaerus aus dem Kaukasus.
Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae 20 (3-4): 139-140, 1886. [download pdf icon]

Özdikmen H.:
Longicorn Beetles of coniferous forests in Turkey: Part IV. Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 17 (1): 223-251, 2022. [download pdf icon]



 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusPogonocherini Mulsant, 1839
GenusPogonocherus Dejean, 1821
SpeciesPogonocherus sieversi Ganglbauer, 1886