Plagionotus (Plagionotus) arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
ssp. lugubris (Ménétriés, 1832)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CLYTINI
Plagionotus arcuatus lugubris
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
Plagionotus arcuatus lugubris
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:8 - 20 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:prefers Quercus spp., but also reported from deciduous trees (Castanea, Fagus)
Distribution:Azerbaijan, North Iran, Turkmenia [❖]


The depicted beetles were collected in the surroundings of Minúdast (NE Iran, Khorásán province).

Collected by M.Rejzek and P.Kabátek


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Lazarev M.A.:
New subspecies of Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Transcaucasia and Kyrgyzstan (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 6 (1-2): 149-164, 2010. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Plagionotus Latreille, 1829
Subgenus: Plagionotus Latreille, 1829
Species: Plagionotus (Plagionotus) arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies: Plagionotus (Plagionotus) arcuatus lugubris (Ménétriés, 1832)