Neopiciella sicula (Ganglbauer, 1885)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

Neopiciella sicula
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Body length:9 - 11 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years [?]
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:deciduous trees (Acer, Fagus, Quercus)
Distribution:endemic Sicilian species


This very rare endemic Sicilian longhorn beetle was collected on a flower (Apiaceae) near Bosco della Ficcuzza (Sicily, Italy).

Collected by our friend M.Švarc


Sama G. and Schurmann P.:
Coleotteri Cerambicidi di Sicilia.
Animalia 7 (113): 189-230, 1980. [download pdf icon]


Rapuzzi P. and Sama G.:
Cerambycidae nuovi o interessanti per la fauna di Sicilia (Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Quaderni di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna 23: 157-172, 2006. [download pdf icon]


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Neopiciella Sama, 1988
Species: Neopiciella sicula (Ganglbauer, 1885)