Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
ssp. malmerendii Sama, 1981
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
ssp. malmerendii Sama, 1981
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length: 10 - 22 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - June Host plant: thistles (Asteraceae) Distribution: Corsica, Italy, Sardinia
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae found in dead thistle stalks collected in West Sardinia (Italy).Collected by M.Rejzek
Sama G.:
Materiali per una Fauna dei Cerambycidae d'Italia.
Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova 83 (2): 473-521, 1981. [download]

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Epoptes Gistl, 1857
Species: Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula Ganglbauer, 1884
Subspecies: Agapanthia (Epoptes) sicula malmerendii Sama, 1981