Callergates gaillardoti (Chevrolat, 1854)
[= Ergates gaillardoti Chevrolat, 1854]
[= Ergates akbesianus (Pic, 1900)]

Subfamilia: PRIONINAE  /  Tribus: ERGATINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Callergates gaillardoti (Chevrolat, 1854) occurs in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. The species develops in Pinus spp. and it is often accompanied by its close relative Ergates faber (Linnaeus, 1767).

Body length:	25 - 65 mm
Life cycle:	at least 3 years
Adults in:	June - August
Host plant:	pine (Pinus)
Distribution:	Cyprus, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon

The beetles in the pictures were reared from larvae collected in Kassab N Latakia (NW Syria) in a dead decaying trunk of Pinus halepensis.

Collected by M.Rejzek and V.Čelikovský

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Prioninae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Ergatini Fairmaire, 1864
Genus: Callergates Lameere, 1904
Species: Callergates gaillardoti (Chevrolat, 1854)