Leiopus (Leiopus) femoratus Fairmaire, 1859

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: ACANTHOCININI
Leiopus femoratus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Leiopus femoratus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:5 - 8 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:April - July
Host plant: polyphagous on deciduous trees (Castanea, Carpinus, Juglans, Ficus, Tilia etc.)
Distribution:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Turkey


The depicted beetles were reared from dead wood collected 10 km S Calus (Mazandaran province, North Iran).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845
Genus: Leiopus Audinet-Serville, 1835
Subgenus: Leiopus Audinet-Serville, 1835
Species: Leiopus (Leiopus) femoratus Fairmaire, 1859