Exocentrus (Exocentrus) ritae Sama, 1985

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: ACANTHOCININI
Exocentrus ritae
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Body length:3 - 5 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous on deciduous trees
Distribution:an endemic species to Turkey


This rare beetle was beaten from dead oak branches in Erdemli (SW Turkey).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Sama G.:
Exocentrus ritae n.sp. della Turchia orientale (2° Contributo alla conoscenza dei Cerambicidi di Grecia e Asia Minore) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Lavori della Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 10: 65-67, 1985. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845
Genus: Exocentrus Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Exocentrus Dejean, 1835
Species: Exocentrus (Exocentrus) ritae Sama, 1985