Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: DORCADIONINI
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Dorcadion biforme, a Dorcadion species endemic to Iran, was described by Gustav Kraatz from Hadschgabad environs ("Persien"= Iran) in 1873 [❖].
Body length: 12 - 16 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - June Host plant: roots of herbaceous plants and grass Distribution: species endemic to Iran
The depicted mounted specimens were collected in Raẕī (رضي) village environs (1973 m a.s.l., Central district of Ramian county, Golestan province, Iran) on May 20, 2019. The living beetles were collected 6.5 km S of Malacharan village (N36°48′08″ E55°15′11″; 1950-2000 m a.s.l., Golestan province, Iran) on May 19, 2018.Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek
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Kraatz G.:
Die Käfer Europas. Nach der Natur beschrieben von Dr. G. Kraatz im Anschluss an die Käfer Europa's von Dr. H. C. Küster.
In Küster: Die Käfer Europas nach der Natur beschrieben 29: 1-101 [page 53], 1873. [download]
Dorcadion biforme ♂ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Dorcadion biforme ♀ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Dorcadionini Swainson, 1840 |
| Genus | Dorcadion Dalman, 1817 |
| Subgenus | Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901 |
| Species | Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) biforme Kraatz, 1873 |