Phymatodes (Melasmetus) femoralis Ménétriés, 1832
[= Melasmetus femoralis (Ménétries, 1832)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CALLIDIINI
Phymatodes femoralis
[Photo © M.Rejzek]
Phymatodes femoralis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:7 - 14 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution:Caucasus, Azerbaidjan, Iran, NW Turkey


The depicted beetles were collected by M.Rejzek in NW Iran (Khorásán province).


Phymatodes femoralis
Phymatodes femoralis
[Photo © M.Rejzek]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Callidiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phymatodes Mulsant, 1839
Subgenus: Melasmetus Reitter, 1912
Species: Phymatodes (Melasmetus) femoralis Ménétriés, 1832