Agapanthia (Epoptes) kindermanni Pic, 1905
[= Agapanthia amicula Holzschuh, 1989; ❖]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: AGAPANTHIINI
Agapanthia kindermanni
[Photo © P.Jelínek & M.Hoskovec]




Body length:11 - 20 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:thistles (Asteraceae)
Distribution:a species endemic to Turkey


The depicted beetle was collected in İskenderun environs (Hatay province, South Turkey).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


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


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


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Agapanthiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Epoptes Gistl, 1857
Species: Agapanthia (Epoptes) kindermanni Pic, 1905