Dorcadion quadrimaculatum, a striking and rare Dorcadion known from Greece and Turkey, has been described by Heinrich Küster
in 1848 [❖].
Body length: | 13 - 17 mm |
Life cycle: | 1 year |
Adults in: | May - June |
Host plant: | roots of herbaceous plants and grass |
Distribution: | Greece, Turkey [✧] |
The depicted beetle was collected on the ground in low vegetation in Sapka Mts. (Rodopi Regional Unit, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece).
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Küster H.C.:
Die Käfer Europa's. Nach der Natur beschrieben. Mit Beiträgen mehrerer Entomologen.
Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe (Julius Merz) 15: № 1-100, 1848.
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Breuning S.:
Revision der Dorcadionini (Col. Ceramb.)
Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 27: 1-666, 1962.
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Berger P.:
Contribution à la connaissance de la faune de Grèce: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae. 3ème note
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 22: 81-96, 2005.
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