Purpuricenus talyshensis Reitter, 1891

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: TRACHYDERINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	12 - 18 mm
Life cycle:	2 - 3 years
Adults in:	lacte decade of April - June
Host plant:	Quercus
Distribution:	Iran, Azerbaijan (Talysh Mts.) [❖]

This spectacular beetle is a typical but rare representative of the Caspian fauna. The depicted beetles were collected near Calus (North Iran, Mazandaran province).

Collected by M.Rejzek

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Miroshnikov A.I.:
Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetles of the Caucasus. 8. Genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin / Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень 8 (1): 37–50, 2012.
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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Trachyderini Dupont, 1836
Genus: Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
Species: Purpuricenus talyshensis Reitter, 1891