Axinopalpis barbarae, a rare endemic species to Cyprus, has been described together with its subspecies A. barbarae consobrinus by Gianfranco Sama in 1992 [✧].
Larvae of A. barbarae consobrinus develop in twigs of deciduous trees (e.g. Rhus coriaria, Prunus dulcis).
| Body length: | 8 - 13 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 years |
| Adults in: | May - June |
| Host plant: | polyphagous on deciduous trees (Rhus coriaria, Prunus dulcis, etc.) |
| Distribution: | an endemic subspecies to Cyprus |
The depicted beetle reared from larvae found in Prunus twig 2 km NE of Limnatis (Λιμνάτης, Limassol district, Cyprus) on April 14-15, 2019.
Collected by our friend Milan Šárovec
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Sama G.:
Descrizione di nuovi Cerambycidae dell'isola di Cipro (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Lambillionea 92 (4): 297-307, 1992.
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Ambrus R., Grosser W. and Hrbek J.:
Contribution to the knowledge of longhorn beetles from Cyprus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International Almanac 3 (2): 173-190, 2014.
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