Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) wagneri Küster, 1846

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion wagneri
Dorcadion wagneri ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion wagneri
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:9 - 14 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:roots of grasses
Distribution:Transcaucasia, Turkey


The depicted mounted beetles (♂ and androchromic ♀) were collected in Sac Gecidi (Ağrı province, Eastern Turkey). The living beetles were collected in mountains near Ishak Pasha Palace (2100 m; 5 km SE of Doğubeyazıt; Ağrı province, Eastern Turkey) on June 7, 2011.

Collected by M.Rejzek and M.Hoskovec


Dorcadion wagneri
Dorcadion wagneri
Dorcadion wagneri
Dorcadion wagneri ♂♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion wagneri
Dorcadion wagneri
Dorcadion wagneri - autochromic ♀  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) wagneri Küster, 1846