Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: DEILINI
[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing M.Hoskovec]
Delagrangeus liviae, a species related to Delagrangeus (Delagrangeus) angustissimus Pic, 1892, has been described from Rhodes Island (Greece) by Carlo Pesarini and Andrea Sabbadini in 2004 [✧]. Larvae of this endemic Rhodes taxon develop in dying or dead branches of Cupressaceae (Juniperus, Cupressus).
Body length: 7.5 - 12 mm Life cycle: 1 - 2 years Adults in: June - August Host plant: Cupressaceae (Juniperus, Cupressus) Distribution: an endemic species to Rhodes Island (Greece)
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in dead Cupressus branches in Kolympia environs (20 m a.s.l., Rhodes Island, Greece) in August 11, 2020.Collected by D. Navrátil
[✧]
Pesarini C. and Sabbadini A.:
Delagrangeus liviae, specie nuova dell'Isola di Rodi (Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 145 (1): 93-102, 2004. [download]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Deilini Faimaire, 1864 |
| Genus | Delagrangeus Pic, 1892 |
| Subgenus | Delagrangeus Pic, 1892 |
| Species | Delagrangeus (Delagrangeus) liviae Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2004 |