Acanthocinus meyeri, a rare endemic species to Portugal coastal plains pine forests, has been described from Coimbra district by Francesco Vitali in 2011 [▽].
This new taxon could also have been described as a subspecies of Acanthocinus hispanicus Sama & Schurmann, 1979, however,
it should be noted that it is not the level of morphological differentiation that separates two taxa into species or subspecies, but rather biogeographical considerations [▽].
| Body length: | 8 - 11 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 - 2 years |
| Adults in: | June - August |
| Host plant: | pines (Pinus spp.) |
| Distribution: | an endemic species to Portugal coastal plains pine forests (Coimbra district) |
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in dead pine (Pinus sp.) in Figueira da Foz environs (Portugal, Coimbra district, Centro region, Portugal) in May 2025.
Collected by Petr Papoušek
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Vitali F.:
Une nouvelle espèce d'Acanthocinus du Portugal (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Lambillionea 111 (2): 161-164, 2011.
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