Purpuricenus interscapillatus Plavilstshikov, 1937
ssp. longevittatus Pic, 1941
[= Purpuricenus longevittatus Pic, 1941; ❖]

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:	June - July
Host plant:	oaks (Quercus)
Distribution:	South Turkey, Near East

The depicted beetles were found on oak (Quercus sp.) in Burqush (SW Syria).

Collected by M.Rejzek

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[❖]
Rapuzzi P. and Sama G.:
Revision of the Purpuricenus interscapillatus species - group and allied taxa (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Fragmenta entomologica, Roma 45 (1-2): 143-171, 2013. [download ]

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Trachyderini Dupont, 1836
Genus: Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
Species: Purpuricenus interscapillatus Plavilstshikov, 1937
Subspecies: Purpuricenus interscapillatus longevittatus Pic, 1941