Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) nitidum Motschulsky, 1838

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length:10 - 15 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:May - June
Host plant:roots of grasses
Distribution:Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey


The depicted beetles were collected in alpine meadows near village Semyonovka (Սեմյոնովկա) in altitude 2200-2400 m (6 km SE of Dilijan; borders between Gegharkunik and Tavush provinces, Armenia) on June 3, 2012.

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum ♂  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum
Dorcadion nitidum ♀  [Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) nitidum Motschulsky, 1838