Purpuricenus kaehleri (Linnaeus, 1758)
ssp. menetriesi Motschulsky, 1845
[= Purpuricenus caucasicus Pic, 1902; ❖]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: TRACHYDERINI

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Body length:	10 - 22 mm
Life cycle:	2 - 3 years
Adults in:	June - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution:	Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia: South European Territory, Iran, Turkey

Depicted beetle was reared from larvae collected in Mtskheta environs (მცხეთა, Mtskheta-Mtianeti province, Georgia) by our friend Pavel Jelínek.

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[❖]
Rapuzzi P. and Sama G.:
Revision of the Purpuricenus interscapillatus species - group and allied taxa (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Fragmenta entomologica, Roma 45 (1-2): 143-171, 2013. [download ]

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Trachyderini Dupont, 1836
Genus: Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
Species: Purpuricenus kaehleri (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies: Purpuricenus kaehleri menetriesi Motschulsky, 1845