[= Phytoecia (Helladia) humeralis v. bethaniensis Pic, 1900]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: SAPERDINI
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Phytoecia (Helladia) insignata, an interesting Helladia species occuring in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, has been described from Sidon environs (Lebanon) by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1854 [✧]. P. insignata larvae develop in stalks and roots of Asteraceae (Silybum marianum, Centaurea hyalolepis). Adults, active from February to early May, are diurnal and can be collected on the host plants [✮][❖].
Body length: 6.5 - 9 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: March - May Host plant: Asteraceae (Silybum marianum, Centaurea hyalolepis) Distribution: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria [✳]
The depicted beetles were collected in Dana (ضانا) village environs (Busayra department, Tafilah governorate, Jordan) on April 12, 2022.Collected by Lukáš Skořepa
[✧]
Chevrolat L.A.A.:
Coléoptères de Syrie (Suite).
Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Paris 7-8: 479-486, 1854. [download]
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Sama G.:
Su alcuni nuovi o interessanti Cerambicidi del medio Oriente (Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Quaderni di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna 13 (supplemento): 91-105, 2000. [download[❖]
Sama G., Rapuzzi P. and Kairouz A.:
Catalogue commenté des Cerambycidae du Liban. An annotated catalogue of the Cerambycidae of Lebanon (Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Quaderni di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna 30: 131-201, 2010. [download[✳]
Cocquempot Ch., Weill P. and Kabátek P.:
Contribution à la connaissance des Coléoptères Cerambycidae de Syrie (Coleoptera)
Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 29 (3): 215-224, 2020. [download
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Saperdini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Phytoecia Dejean, 1835 |
| Subgenus | Helladia Fairmaire, 1864 |
| Species | Phytoecia (Helladia) insignata Chevrolat, 1854 |