[= Purpuricenus dalmatinus var. nigropunctatus Pic, 1916]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: TRACHYDERINI
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Purpuricenus nicocles a rare endemic species to Cyprus, has been described from Nicosia environs by Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuß in 1871 [❖]. Larvae of P. nicocles develop in living branches of oaks (Quercus spp.). Pupation takes place in the autumn and adults overwinter in the pupal cells. The adults, emerging early in the following spring, can usually be found flying around treetops or sitting on the leaves of their host, especially in May [▽].
Body length: 10 - 18 mm Life cycle: 2 - 3 years Adults in: late April - May Host plant: Quercus alnifolia and Quercus coccifera Distribution: an endemic species to Cyprus
The depicted beetles were reared from living oak branches collected in Troodos Mts. (Cyprus) in April 2022.Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek
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Schaufuß L.W.:
Neue Purpuricenus-Arten vorgelegt in der "Gessellschaft für Botanik & Zoologie zu Dresden am 12 October 1871".
Nunquam Otiosus 1: 209-210, 1871. [download]
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Ambrus R., Grosser W. and Hrbek J.:
Contribution to the knowledge of longhorn beetles from Cyprus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International Almanac 3 (2): 173-190, 2014. [downloadSama G.:
Etudes sur le genre Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821 : à propos de P. nicocles Schaufuss, 1871; description de P. tommasoi n. sp. proche de P. dalmatinus Sturm, 1843 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Lambillionea 101 (1): 386-390, 2001. [download
Purpuricenus nicocles ♂ [Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
Purpuricenus nicocles ♀ [Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
Purpuricenus nicocles ♀ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Purpuricenus nicocles ♂+♀ [Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Trachyderini Dupont, 1836 |
| Genus | Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821 |
| Species | Purpuricenus nicocles Schaufuß, 1871 |