Parmena subpubescens Hellrigl, 1971

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI
Parmena solieri subpubescens
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Parmena solieri subpubescens
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:7 - 9 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - October
Host plant:develops in Euphorbia dendroides and in deciduous trees (known from Ficus carica, Nerium oleander)
Distribution:South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia


The depicted beetles were reared from dead branches of Nerium oleander and Euphorbia dendroides collected in Sardinia.

Collected by M.Rejzek


Hellrigl K.G.:
Sulla distribuzione di Parmena Latr. In Italia e descrizione di una nuova specie delle isole Egadi: P. subpubescens n. sp..
Memorias del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 19: 445-455, 1971.


Parmena solieri subpubescens
Parmena solieri subpubescens
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Parmenini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Parmena Dejean, 1821
Species: Parmena subpubescens Hellrigl, 1971