Xylotrechus ilamensis Holzschuh, 1979

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI

Xylotrechus ilamensis
[Photo © M.Rejzek]


Body length:8 - 14 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:milk vetch (Astragalus spp., Fabaceae)
Distribution:Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey


The depicted beetle was collected on dying twigs Astragalus (Fabaceae) in Ilam (West Iran).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Holzschuh C.:
Vier neue Bockkäfer aus der Palaearktischen Region (Col., Cerambycidae)
Koleopterologische Rundschau, Wien 54: 113-118 1979.

Xylotrechus ilamensis
[Photo © M.Rejzek]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 1860
Species: Xylotrechus ilamensis Holzschuh, 1979