Dorcadion (Carinatodorcadion) aethiops (Scopoli, 1763)
ssp. majoripenne Pic, 1926
[= Dorcadion (Carinatodorcadion) propinquum Breuning, 1962; ❖]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion aethiops majoripenne
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:14 - 20 mm
Life cycle: 1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:roots of herbaceous plants and grass
Distribution:Greece


The depicted beetle was collected by M.Rejzek in Greece.


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Pesarini C. and Sabbadini A.:
Ricerche sui Dorcadiini do Grecia. II. Le specie della Grecia centromeridionale e quelle del gruppo di Dorcadion kozanii (Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 148 (1): 85-83, 2007. [download pdf icon]


Danilevsky M.L.:
Two new subspecies of Dorcadion aethiops (Scopoli, 1763) from Bulgaria (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Humanity Space - International Almanac 3 (2): 251-254, 2014. [download pdf icon]


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Carinatodorcadion Breuning, 1943
Species: Dorcadion (Carinatodorcadion) aethiops (Scopoli, 1763)
Subspecies: Dorcadion (Carinatodorcadion) aethiops majoripenne Pic, 1926