Saphanus piceus (Laicharting, 1784)
ssp. ganglbaueri Brancsik, 1886

Subfamilia: SPONDYLIDINAE  /  Tribus: SAPHANINI

Saphanus piceus ganglbaueri
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:13 - 19 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous and coniferous trees
Distribution:Balcan peninsula


The depicted beetle was collected under a fallen hazel (Corylus avellana) trunk in Bukovac (Stara Planina Mts., Bulgaria).

Collected by Oldřich Hovorka


Subfamilia: Spondylidinae Audinet-Serville, 1832
Tribus: Saphanini Gistel, 1856
Genus: Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834
Species: Saphanus piceus (Laicharting, 1784)
Subspecies: Saphanus piceus ganglbaueri Brancsik, 1886