[= Cartallum ebulinum (Linnaeus, 1767)]
[= Cartallum ruficolle (Fabricius, 1781)]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CERTALLINI
[Photo © Kirill V. Makarov]
Certallum ebulinum, a relatively common species with a large area of distribution from Iran through the Caucasus, the Middle East to the Western Mediterranean, has been described from "Gallia" as Cerambyx ebulinus by Carl Linné in 1767 [❖]. C. ebulinum is very variable species in terms of coloration of pronotum and elytra. Its larvae develop in stalks and roots of herbaceous plants, Brassicaceae family species are preferred (Sinapis, Eruca, Erysinum, Sisymbrium, etc.). Adults, active from April to June, are diurnal and anthophilous.
Body length: 5 - 12 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: March - July Host plant: polyphagous in herbaceous plants, prefers Brassicaceae (Sinapis, Eruca, Erysinum, Sisymbrium) Distribution: Bulgaria, Mediterranean region, Near East, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus/Transcaucasia
The depicted mounted beetles were collected on flowers in Poylu village environs (Agstafa rayon, Azerbaijan) on May 17-21, 2012. The living specimen was collected in Kasristskali (კასრისწყალი) village environs (NP Vashlovani, Tskaro district, Kakheti Region, Eastern Georgia) on May 12-14, 2016.Collected by N.Snegovaya and P.Jelínek
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Linné C.:
Systema Naturæ.
Editio Duodecima Reformata, Laurent Salvius, Holmiæ 1 (2): 533-1327, 1767. [download]
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Certallini Faimaire, 1864 |
| Genus | Certallum Dejean, 1821 |
| Species | Certallum ebulinum (Linnaeus, 1767) |