Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) niveisparsum Thomson, 1865

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI

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[Photo © E.Rutjan]

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Body length:	15 - 19 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	roots of grass (Poaceae)
Distribution:	Armenia, Georgia, East Turkey

Depicted living beetles were photographed in environs of Atskuri (აწყურის), the mounted beetles were captured in environs of Akhaltsikhe (ახალციხე; Samtskhe-Javakheti region, SW Georgia).

Collected by our friend Evgeniy Rutjan

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[Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Dorcadion niveisparsum ♂ [Photo © E.Rutjan]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) niveisparsum Thomson, 1865