ssp. jarmilae Sláma, 1982
[= Isotomus jarmilae Sláma, 1982]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CLYTINI
[Photo © Fotis Samaritakis]
Isotomus speciosus jarmilae, a rare endemic subspecies to Crete, has been described from Omalos village environs (Crete) as Isotomus jarmilae by Milan E. F. Sláma in 1982 [❖]. However, according to Pierpaolo Rapuzzi and Gianfranco Sama it is only a subspecies of Isotomus speciosus. Larvae of this beautiful beetle develop in dead branches and stems of Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera).
Body length: 12 - 23 mm Life cycle: 2 - 4 years Adults in: June - July Host plant: Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) Distribution: an endemic subspecies to Crete
Collected by Fotis Samaritakis in Omalos (Ομαλός) village environs (Chania region, Crete).
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Sláma M.E.F.:
Neue Arten von Cerambyciden aus Kreta (Coleoptera).
Reichenbachia, Dresden 23 (5): 17-22, 1985. [download]
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Rapuzzi P. and Sama G.:
New taxa and notes on the systematic of palearctic Longhorn-Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 13 (1): 1-39, 2018. [download
[Photo © Fotis Samaritakis]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Clytini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Isotomus Mulsant, 1863 |
| Species | Isotomus speciosus (Schneider, 1787) |
| Subspecies | Isotomus speciosus jarmilae Sláma, 1982 |