Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) hellmanni Ganglbauer, 1884

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion hellmanni
Dorcadion hellmanni ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:13 - 17 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:April - May
Host plant:roots of herbaceous plants and grasses
Distribution:Armenia, Iraq, NW Iran, Turkey


The depicted living beetles were collected in mountains near Ishak Pasha Palace (2100 m; 5 km SE of Doğubeyazıt; Ağrı province, Eastern Turkey) on June 7, 2011. The mounted beetles were collected in Zagros Mountains (West Iran).

Collected by M.Hoskovec and M.Rejzek


Dorcadion hellmanni
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion hellmanni
Dorcadion hellmanni
Dorcadion hellmanni ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion hellmanni
Dorcadion hellmanni
Dorcadion hellmanni
Dorcadion hellmanni ♀  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) hellmanni Ganglbauer, 1884