Agapanthia (Epoptes) detrita Kraatz, 1882

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
Agapanthia detrita
[Photo © Sergey V. Kolov, click on the picture for 4K resolution]



Agapanthia detrita, a species occuring in Central Asia (Afghanistan,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan), has been described from Samarkand environs by Gustav Kraatz in 1882 [▽].

Body length:12 - 22 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:Ferula sp.
Distribution:Afghanistan,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan


The depicted beetle was collected on the host plant (Ferula sp.) the right side of the Bolshaya Almatinka (Большая Алматинка/Үлкен Алматы) river (N43°07′58″ E76°54′50″; 1500 m a.s.l., Trans-Ili Alatau, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan) on May 23, 2013.

Collected by Sergey V. Kolov


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Heyden L.F. and Kraatz G.:
Käfer um Samarkand, gesammelt von Haberhauer.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Berlin 26 (2): 297-338, 1882. [download pdf icon]



 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusAgapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
GenusAgapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
SubgenusEpoptes Gistl, 1857
SpeciesAgapanthia (Epoptes) detrita Kraatz, 1882