Phytoecia (Metallidia) alinae Kasatkin, 2011
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]
[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PHYTOECIINI

[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]
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]

[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Metallidia Kasatkin, 2012
Species: Phytoecia (Metallidia) alinae Kasatkin, 2011