Saphanus piceus (Laicharting, 1784)
ssp. ganglbaueri Brancsik, 1886

Subfamilia: SPONDYLIDINAE  /  Tribus: SAPHANINI


Saphanus piceus ganglbaueri




Body length:13 - 19 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous and coniferous trees
Distribution:Balcan peninsula

The depicted beetle was collected under a fallen hazel (Corylus avellana) trunk in Bukovac (Stara Planina Mts., Bulgaria).

Collected by O.Hovorka.



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