Parmena solieri Mulsant, 1839
ssp. lanzai Sama, 1985

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PARMENINI
Parmena solieri lanzai
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


This interesting member of Parmenini tribe develops in dead stalks of various herbaceous plants (Euphorbia, Ferula, Malva, Foeniculum, Chrysanthemum, Centranthus, etc.).

Body length:5 - 12 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:March - August
Host plant:polyphagous in herbaceous plants
Distribution:Corsica, Italy


Collected by Manfred Niehuis in Elba Island (Italy).


Sama G.:
Studi sul genere «Parmena» Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) (Seconda parte).
Rivista piemontese di Storia naturale 6: 69-84, 1985. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Parmenini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Parmena Dejean, 1821
Species: Parmena solieri Mulsant, 1839
Subspecies: Parmena solieri lanzai Sama, 1985