Crotchiella brachyptera, described by Gustav Israelson in 1985 [❖], is very rare endemic montane species of laurisilva forests in Azores Island. Larvae of this endangered species develop in dead branches of Laurus azorica, Vitis vinifera and Ilex.

Body length:	5 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	polyphagous species (Laurus azorica, Vitis vinifera and Ilex)
Distribution:	a endemic relict species to Azores Island

The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in São Miguel (Azores Island, Portugal) by our friend Ladislav Karaus.

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Israelson G.:
A relict longhorn beetle from the Azores (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 29 (3/4): 475-479, 1985. [download ]