Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) nitidum Motschulsky, 1838

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI

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Dorcadion nitidum ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	10 - 15 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	roots of grasses
Distribution:	Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey

The depicted beetles 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

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Dorcadion nitidum ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Dorcadion nitidum ♀  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) nitidum Motschulsky, 1838