Phytoecia (Metallidia) alinae Kasatkin, 2011

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI

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[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]

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This rare representative of a new Metallidia subgenus of Phytoecia was described according to two collected specimens (♂ / ♀) by Denis Kasatkin in 2011 [❖]. Both adults beetles were found on Rindera albida (Boraginaceae), which is probably the host plant of this interesting Phytoecia.

Body length:	12 - 12.5 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Rindera albida (Boraginaceae)
Distribution:	a species endemic to Turkey

The depicted beetles were collected in Buğlan Geçidi (Muş province, East Turkey) on May 29.-30., 2011.

Collected by our friend Denis G. Kasatkin

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Kasatkin D.G.:
A new species of the genus Phytoecia Dejean, 1835 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Eastern Turkey.
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 7 (2): 143-144, 2012. [download ]

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[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Metallidia Kasatkin, 2012
Species: Phytoecia (Metallidia) alinae Kasatkin, 2011