Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae Danilevsky, 1990

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: SAPERDINI
Mallosia galinae

[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing M.Hoskovec]

Mallosia galinae, a rare species occuring in Azerbaijan and Georgia, has been described from Azerbaijan by Mikhail Danilevsky in 1990 [▽].

Body length:16 - 40 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:Ferula spp. and Prangos ferulacea [❖]
Distribution:Azerbaijan, Georgia


The living specimens were photographed on the host plant in Kasristskali (კასრისწყალი) village environs (NP Vashlovani, Tskaro district, Kakheti Region, Eastern Georgia) on May 28, 2018, and on May 12-14, 2016, respectively.

Collected by M.Harnych and P.Jelínek


[▽]
Danilevsky M.L.:
New taxa of the genus Mallosia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Transcaucasia.
Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 87: 363-367, 1990. [download pdf icon]

Daniel K.:
Die Cerambyciden-Gattung Mallosia Muls.
Münchener Koleopterologische Zeitschrift 2: 301-314, 1904. [download pdf icon]

[❖]
Woźniak A., Kruszelnicki L., Hofmański D. and Walczak M.:
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae Danilevsky, 1990 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) – nowy gatunek dla fauny Gruzji odnaleziony na nowej roślinie żywicielskiej.
Acta Entomologica Silesiana 22 (008): 1-3, 2014. [download pdf icon]


Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Mallosia galinae male
Mallosia galinae male
Mallosia galinae male
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae[Photo © P.Jelínek]


 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusSaperdini Mulsant, 1839
GenusMallosia Mulsant, 1863
Subgenus:Semnosia K. Daniel, 1904
SpeciesMallosia (Semnosia) galinae Danilevsky, 1990