Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae Danilevsky, 1990

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae[Photo © P.Jelínek]

Mallosia galinae
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:16 - 40 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:Ferula spp. and Prangos spp. (Apiaceae)
Distribution:Azerbaijan, Georgia


The depicted mounted beetles were collected on the host plant in Maraza (Azerbaidjan). The living specimens were photographed on the host plant in Kasristskali (კასრისწყალი) village environs (Kakheti Region, Eastern Georgia) on May 28, 2016.

Collected by V.Sinaev and P.Jelínek


Danilevsky M.L.:
New taxa of the genus Mallosia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Transcaucasia.
Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 87: 363-367, 1990. [download pdf icon]


Daniel K.:
Die Cerambyciden-Gattung Mallosia Muls.
Münchener Koleopterologische Zeitschrift 2: 301-314, 1904. [download pdf icon]


Mallosia galinae male
Mallosia galinae male
Mallosia galinae male
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae[Photo © P.Jelínek]
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia galinae female
Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae[Photo © P.Jelínek]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Mallosia Mulsant, 1863
Subgenus: Semnosia K. Daniel, 1904
Species: Mallosia (Semnosia) galinae Danilevsky, 1990