Rhagium (Megarhagium) iranum Heller, 1940

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Rhagium iranum, desribed by Karl Maria Heller in 1940 [❖], belongs to the rarest species endemic to Iran. The life history and habitat requirements of this beetle closely resemble those of Rhagium sycophanta (Schrank, 1781). The adults of this beautiful beetle are crepuscular..

Body length:	15 - 26 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Quercus spp.
Distribution:	a species endemic to Iran

The depicted beetles were collected at the foot of fresh oak stumps in Kīnj (كينج‎) village environs (1550-1600 m a.s.l., Kojur District, Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran) on May 20 -21, 2017 and May 31, 2019, respectively.

Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek.

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[❖]
Heller K.M.:
Eine neue Rhagium-Art aus Persien. [Col. Ceramb.].
Mitteilungen der Münchener entomologischen Gessellschaft 30 (3): 842-843, 1940.
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[Photo © Petr Jelínek]

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Subfamilia	Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus	Rhagium Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus	Megarhagium Reitter, 1913
Species	Rhagium (Megarhagium) iranum Heller, 1940