Dorcadion quadrimaculatum, a striking and rare Dorcadion known from Greece and Turkey, has been described by Heinrich Küster in 1848 [❖].

Body length:	13 - 17 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	roots of herbaceous plants and grass
Distribution:	Greece, Turkey [✧]

The depicted beetle was collected on the ground in low vegetation in Sapka Mts. (Rodopi Regional Unit, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece).

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[❖]
Küster H.C.:
Die Käfer Europa's. Nach der Natur beschrieben. Mit Beiträgen mehrerer Entomologen.
Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe (Julius Merz) 15: № 1-100, 1848. [download ]

[✧]
Breuning S.:
Revision der Dorcadionini (Col. Ceramb.)
Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 27: 1-666, 1962. [download ]

Berger P.:
Contribution à la connaissance de la faune de Grèce: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae. 3ème note
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 22: 81-96, 2005. [download ]