Body length:	12 - 18 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - June
Host plant:	roots of grasses
Distribution:	Armenia, Iran, Turkey

Dorcadion scabricolle (Dalman, 1817) is one of the most frequently recorded Dorcadion species of Turkey. The depicted mounted beetle was collected in Erdemli W Mersin (SW Turkey). The living male and autochromic female were photographed in Nemrut Dagi caldera near Van lake (East Turkey). The autochromic female was captured in meadows situated ca 3 km West of Lichk (Լիճք) in Zangezur Range (Զանգեզուրի լեռնաշղթա) in Syunik Province of South Armenia.

Collected by M.Hoskovec

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Danilevsky M.L.:
Two new subspecies of Dorcadion scabricolle (Dalman, 1817) close to D. scabricolle sevangense Reitter, 1889 from Transcaucasia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Lambillionea 99 (1): 25-29, 1999. [download ]

Lazarev M.A.:
New subspecies of Dorcadion scabricolle Dalman, 1817 of Iran and Azerbaijan (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Humanity Space - International Almanac 2 (1): 222-234, 2013. [download ]