Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) dimidiatum Motschulsky, 1838
ssp. dimidiatum Motschulsky, 1838

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIONINI

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[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]

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Dorcadion dimidiatum, a common and widely distributed Anatolian-Transcaucasian species (occuring in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey), has been described from Armenia by Victor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky in 1838 [▽][✧].

Body length:	11 - 16 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	roots of grasses (Poaceae)
Distribution:	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey

The depicted beetle was collected in alpine meadows near village Semyonovka (Սեմյոնովկա) in altitude 2200-2400 m (6 km SE of Dilijan; borders between Gegharkunik and Tavush provinces, Armenia) on June 3, 2012.

Collected by Michal Hoskovec

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Motschulsky V.I.:
Coléoptères du Caucase et des Provinces Transcaucasiennes, recueillis et décrits par T. Victor.
Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 11 (2): 175-188, 1838. [download ]

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Lazarev M.A.:
Таксоны жуков-усачей (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) видовой группы, описанные В.И. Мочульским, и их типы.
[ Species group taxa of Longhorned beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) described by V.I. Motschulsky and their types. ]
Humanity space International Almanac 8 (1): 6-70, 2019. [download ]

Breuning S.:
Revision der Dorcadionini (Col. Ceramb.).
Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 27: 666pp [page 478], 1962. [download ]

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[Photo © Michal Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Dorcadionini Swainson, 1840
Genus	Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus	Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species	Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) dimidiatum Motschulsky, 1838
Subspecies	Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) dimidiatum dimidiatum Motschulsky, 1838