Ropalopus (Ropalopus) siculus (Stierlin, 1864)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CALLIDIINI
Ropalopus siculus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:15 - 25 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:April - July
Host plant:maples (Acer spp.)
Distribution:an endemic species to Sicily


The depicted beetle was collected by Gianfranco Sama in Sicily.


Sama G. and Schurmann P.:
Coleotteri Cerambicidi di Sicilia.
Animalia 7 (113): 189-230, 1980. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Callidiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839
Subgenus: Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839
Species: Ropalopus (Ropalopus) siculus (Stierlin, 1864)