ssp. lederi Pic, 1899
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
In Nemrut (SE Turkey) Phytoecia (Musaria) astarte lederi is regularly collected on a sg. Cynarae (Asteraceae) plant which most probably serves as its host [❖].
Body length: 9 - 20 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - June Host plant: thistles (sg. Cynarae) Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey
The depicted beetles in the were collected in summit plateaus of Nemrut Dagi Mt. (Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey).Collected by M.Hoskovec
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Rejzek M., Sama G., Alziar G.:
Host plants of several herb-feeding Cerambycidae mainly from east Mediterranean region (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Biocosme Mésogéen 17 (4): 263-294, 2001. [download]
Özdikmen H. and Turgut S.:
A review of the genus Musaria Thomson, 1864 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Turkey with zoogeographical remarks.
Munis Entomology & Zoology 2 (2): 511-516, 2007. [download
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Musaria J. Thomson, 1864
Species: Phytoecia (Musaria) astarte Ganglbauer, 1885
Subspecies: Phytoecia (Musaria) astarte lederi Pic, 1899