Pseudosphegesthes samai, described by Michail Danilevsky in 1999 [❖], is another rare species of this interesting genera from tribe Clytini. Endemic to Turkey, it seems to be
morphologically and geographically intermediate between Pseudosphegesthes longitarsus Holzschuh, 1974 and
Pseudosphegesthes brunnescens (Pic, 1897). Larval development, similar to another species of the genera, is in dead wood of oaks (Quercus spp.).
| Body length: | ♂ 7 - 11 mm / ♀ 8 - 14 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 years |
| Adults in: | May - July |
| Host plant: | oaks (Quercus spp.) |
| Distribution: | an endemic species to North Turkey |
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in dead oak (Quercus) branches collected in Niksar environs (Tokat province, Turkey) in June .
Collected by Martin Rejzek
Danilevsky M.L.:
New taxa of Cerambycidae from Turkey and Transcaucasia (Coleoptera)..
Elytron 13: 39-47, 1999.
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