Aegomorphus krueperi (Kraatz, 1859)
[= Acanthoderes (Psapharochrus) krueperi Kraatz, 1859]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: ACANTHODERINI

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[Photo © Tamás Németh]

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Aegomorphus krueperi, a reltively rare species endemic to Balcan Peninsula, has been described from Agrinio environs (Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, West Greece) as Acanthoderes Krüperi by Gustav Kraatz in 1859 [▽].

Body length:	12 - 16 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	mainly oak (Quercus spp.)
Distribution:	a species endemic to Balcan Peninsula (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia)

The depicted beetles were collected on oak (Quercus frainetto) in Meteora region (Greece) in May 2013.

Collected by P. Jelínek

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Kraatz G.:
Beiträge zur europäischen Käferfauna.
Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 3: 42-59, 1859. [download ]

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[Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Acanthoderini Thomson, 1860
Genus	Aegomorphus Haldeman, 1847
Species	Aegomorphus krueperi Kraatz, 1859