[= Mallosia (Micromallosia) heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888)]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: SAPERDINI
[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Micromallosia heydeni, a rare species endemic to Turkey, has been described from Malatia environs as Phytoecia (Coptosia) Heydeni by Ludwig Ganglbauer in 1888 [❖].
Body length: 7 - 13 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - June Host plant: unknown Distribution: a species endemic to Turkey
The depicted beetles were found on the ground in low vegetation in: ♂ - village Sakabasi near Gozeli (40 km SW Elâzığ, Elâzığ province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey) on May 26, 2001; ♀ - summit plateaus of Nemrut Dağı Mt. (1700-1900 m a.s.l., Kâhta district, Adiyaman province, Anatolia, Turkey) on June 1-15, 1996.Collected by Petr Kabátek and Michal Hoskovec
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Ganglbauer L. in Heyden L.F.:
Neue und interessante Coleopteren aus Malatia in Mesopotamien.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Berlin 32 (1): 72-78, 1888. [download]
Rejzek M. and Hoskovec M.:
Cerambycidae of Nemrut Dagi National Park (Anatolia, South-East Turkey).
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 15 (4): 257-272, 1999. [download
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Saperdini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Micromallosia Pic, 1900 |
| Species | Micromallosia heydeni (Ganglbauer, 1888) |