Dissopachys pulvinata Reitter, 1886

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CERAMBYCINI

Dissopachys pulvinata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:20 - 35 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years
Adults in:June - July
Host plant:Prunus spp.
Distribution:Iran, Central Asia


These highly interesting and rare beetles were collected on Prunus in Golestan forest 45 km NE Minudast (prov. Khorasan, North Iran) together with their larvae. The living female of Dissopachys pulvinata was reared from larva.

Collected by M.Rejzek


Dissopachys pulvinata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dissopachys pulvinata
Dissopachys pulvinata
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Cerambycini Latreille, 1804
Genus: Dissopachys Reitter, 1886
Species: Dissopachys pulvinata Reitter, 1886