Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) macedonicum Jureček, 1929

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIONINI

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Dorcadion macedonicum ♂  [Photo © Petr Jelínek]

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Dorcadion macedonicum, an endemic rare species known only from Galičica (Mali i Thatë) mountain range in North Macedonia and Albania, has been described from Lake Ohrid environs by Štĕpán Jureček in 1929 [✧].

Body length:	11 - 15 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - June
Host plant:	roots of grasses (Poaceae)
Distribution:	and endemic species to Galičica (Mali i Thatë) mountain range (North Macedonia, Albania)

The depicted beetles were photographed in on south slopes of Lako Signoǰ (Лако Сигној) mountain (1550-1850 m a.s.l., Galičica Mts., North Macedonia) on May 19, 2013.

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[✧]
Jureček Š.:
Zwei neue Dorcadion-Arten aus Mazedonien.
Mitteilungen aus den Königlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Instituten in Sofia-Bulgarien 2: 143-144, 1929. [download ]

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Dorcadion macedonicum ♂  [Photo © Petr Jelínek]

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Dorcadion macedonicum ♀  [Photo © Petr Jelínek]

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Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Dorcadionini Swainson, 1840
Genus	Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus	Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species	Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) macedonicum Jureček, 1929