Oxymirus mirabilis (Motschulsky, 1838)
[= Toxotus mirabilis (Motschulsky, 1838)]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Oxymirus mirabilis
[Photo © M.Rejzek]


Body length:15 - 25 mm
Life cycle:several years
Adults in:May
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees, larvae feed in decaying wood and pupation ooccurs in soil
Distribution:Caucasus, Transcaucasia, North Iran, NE Turkey


The depicted beetle was reared from larva collected in decaying wood of Fagus in Alamdeh (Mazandaran province, N Iran).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Oxymirus mirabilis
Oxymirus mirabilis
[Photo © M.Rejzek]


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Oxymirus Mulsant, 1863
Species: Oxymirus mirabilis (Motschulsky, 1838)