Cortodera cirsii Holzschuh, 1975

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Cortodera cirsii
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:8 - 12 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years [?]
Adults in:April - July
Host plant:thistles (Cirsium spp., Asteraceae)
Distribution:Turkey


The depicted beetles were collected on their host plant (Cirsium sp., Asteraceae) in Hasanbeyli env. (Nurdagi Gecidi 1150 m, SE Turkey).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Holzschuh C.:
Neue westpalaearktischer Bockkäfer aus den Gattungen Cortodera, Vadonia und Agapanthia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft österreichischer Entomologen 26 (2-4): 77-90, 1975 [1974].
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Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Cortodera Mulsant, 1863
Species: Cortodera cirsii Holzschuh, 1975