Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) indutum Faldermann, 1837

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum (Vaghatur) ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

This interesting Dorcadion species is variable in the coloration and elytral strips length / width. We collected this beetle in two distant (175 km) localities in Armenia, both populations were different (see pictures).

Body length:12 - 15 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:roots of grasses
Distribution: Azerbaijan, Armenia


The depicted beetles were collected in alpine meadows 6 km SW of Vaghatur village in altitude 2100-2300 m (Syunik province, Armenia) on June 11, 2012.

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum (Vaghatur) ♂♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum (Vaghatur) ♀  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum
Dorcadion indutum (Semyonovka) ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

The depicted males of Dorcadion indutum were collected in alpine meadows near village Semyonovka (Սեմյոնովկա) in altitude 2200-2400 m (6 km SE of Dilijan; borders between Gegharkunik and Tavush provinces, Armenia) on June 3, 2012.

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) indutum Faldermann, 1837