Trichoferus bergeri Holzschuh, 1982

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: HESPEROPHANINI

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

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Trichoferus bergeri, an endemic species to Crete (Greece), has been described from Heraklion environs by Carolus Holzschuh in 1982 [❖]. Larvae of this nocturnal species develop in dead wood of deciduous trees (Ceratonia siliqua, Quercus spp., Ficus carica).

Body length:	17 - 25 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	June - August
Host plant:	Ceratonia siliqua, Quercus spp., Ficus carica
Distribution:	species endemic to Crete (Greece)

The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in Ceratonia siliqua in Therisos gorge (322 m a.s.l., Lefka Ori Mts., Chania region, Crete, Greece) on June 23-25, 2018.

Collected by David Navrátil

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Holzschuh C.:
Elf neue Bockkäfer aus Europa und Asien (Col.: Cerambycidae).
Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft österreichischer Entomologen 33 (3/4) [1981]: 65-76, 1982. [download ]

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Subfamilia	Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Hesperophanini Mulsant, 1839
Genus	Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854
Species	Trichoferus bergeri Holzschuh, 1982