Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: TRACHYDERINI
Calchaenesthes diversicollis ♂ [Photo © P.Jelínek]
Calchaenesthes diversicollis, a rare species known from Iran, Iraq and Turkey, was originally described by Carolus Holzschuh in 1977 [▽] as a subspecies of Calchaenesthes oblongomaculata. To the species rank has been elevated by the same author in 2003 [✧].
Body length: 9 - 14 mm Life cycle: 2 - 3 years Adults in: May - June Host plant: oak (Quercus) Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Turkey
The depicted living beetles were beaten from oak near Mirabad (West Azerbaijan Province, Iran) on June 3, 2018.Collected by P.Jelínek.
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Holzschuh C.:
Neue Bockkäfer aus Anatolien und Iran (Col., Cerambycidae).
Koleopterologische Rundschau, Wien 53: 127-136, 1977. [download]
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Holzschuh C.:
Beschreibung von 72 neuen Bockkäfern aus Asien, vorwiegend aus China, Indien, Laos und Thailand (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Entomologica Basiliensa 25: 147-241, 2003.Özdikmen H. & Tüzün C.N.:
Distribution of Calchaenesthes species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in the Mediterranean Region.
Munis Entomology & Zoology 13 (1): 106-116, 2018. [downloadÖzdikmen H. & Tüzün C.N.:
Distribution of Calchaenesthes species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in the South-Western Asia.
Munis Entomology & Zoology 13 (1): 157-163, 2018. [download
Calchaenesthes diversicollis ♀ [Photo © P.Jelínek]
Calchaenesthes diversicollis ♂ [Photo © P.Jelínek]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Trachyderini Dupont, 1836 |
| Genus | Calchaenesthes Kraatz, 1863 |
| Species | Calchaenesthes diversicollis Holzschuh, 1977 |