This rare Pogonocherus species, recently discovered also in Czechia,
has so far only been known from Austria and South-East Europe. It develops in dead fir (Abies sp.) branches. P. eugeniae was described from Austria by Ludwig Ganglbauer in 1891 [▽].
| Body length: | 7 - 9 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1-2 years |
| Adults in: | May - July |
| Host plant: | conifers: prefers Abies, rare records in Pinus. |
| Distribution: | Albania, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Italy, Romania |
The depicted mounted beetle was reared from larva developing in Abies cephalonica twig found in Arachova environs (1660 m a.s.l., Parnass Mts., Biotia, Greece) on May 24.-25, 2018.
The living specimen was reared from larva feeding in the fir (Abies alba) branch found in Adamov environs (South Moravia, Czechia).
Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek
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Ganglbauer L.:
Zwei neue Pogonochaerus-Arten.
Wiener Entomologische Zeitung 10 (4): 131-132, 1891.
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