Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) piochardi Kraatz, 1873

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion piochardi
[Photo © P.Jelínek]





Body length:11 - 14 mm
Life cycle: 1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:roots of herbaceous plants and grass
Distribution:an endemic species to Turkey


The depicted beetle was collected on the ground in low vegetation in Mecitözü district (Çorum province, Black Sea region of Turkey) in April 1974.


Ganglbauer L.:
Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. VIII. Cerambycidae. (Schluss.) Mit Berücksichtigung der Formen Algiers und des paläarktischen Asiens, exclusive jener von Japan.
Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1883: 437-586. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) piochardi Kraatz, 1873