Agapanthia (Smaragdula) amitina Holzschuh, 1989

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI

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[Photo © P.Jelínek & M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	6 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	unknown
Distribution:	Iran [❖], Turkey [✧]

The depicted beetles were collected on the host plant in its type locality situated ca 5 km SEE of Bakandi (بکندی), N36°22'16.8" E49°37'29.7" (Qazvin province, NW Iran).

Collected by P.Jelínek

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[❖]
Holzschuh C.:
Beschreibung neuer Bockkäfer aus Europa und Asien (Cerambycidae, Col.).
Koleopterologische Rundschau, Wien 59: 153-183, 1989. [download ]

[✧]
Özdikmen H.:
Turkish Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839 with identification keys (Coleoptera: Lamiinae).
Munis Entomology & Zoology 8 (1): 9-40, 2013. [download ]

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[Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Smaragdula Pesarini & Sabbadini, 2004
Species: Agapanthia (Smaragdula) amitina Holzschuh, 1989