ssp. nabateus Sama, 1999
[= Purpuricenus nabateus Sama, 1999]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: TRACHYDERINI
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Purpuricenus interscapillatus nabateus, a subspecies endemic to Jordan where it inhabits mountainous ranges with shrubby oak in which it also develops, was originally described by Gianfranco Sama [✧] as separate species. This southernmost population of P. interscapillatus is characterized by the very small and short black spot on elytra.
Body length: 12 - 18 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: May and June Host plant: Quercus calliprinos, Crataegus azarolus, Prunus korshinskyi and Rhamnus sp. Distribution: an endemic species to Jordan
The mounted beetles were collected in Dana (ضانا) village environs (N30.70° E35.59°, 1398 m a.s.l., Tafilah Governorate, Jordan) on May 9, 1998. The depicted living female specimen was reared from larva found in oak branch in South Jordan.Collected by Walter Grosser and Martin Rejzek
[❖]
Rapuzzi P. and Sama G.:
Revision of the Purpuricenus interscapillatus species - group and allied taxa (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Fragmenta entomologica, Roma 45 (1-2): 143-171, 2013. [download]
[✧]
Sama G.:
Cérambycides nouveaux de la faune de Jordanie (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae).
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 15 (2) [1998]: 175-182, 1999. [download
[Photo © Martin Rejzek]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Trachyderini Dupont, 1836 |
| Genus | Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821 |
| Species | Purpuricenus interscapillatus Plavilstshikov, 1937 |
| Subspecies | Purpuricenus interscapillatus nabateus Sama, 1999 |