[= Vadonia livida (Fabricius, 1776)]
Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI
Beetle with interesting larval development in humus particles of soil infested by Scotch bonnet mushroom
(Marasmius oreades). Larvae feed on its mycelium.
Collected by M.Hoskovec
Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length: 5 - 9 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: May - September Host plant: mycelium of Marasmius oreades Distribution: Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran
The beetle in the first two pictures was photographed on Rosa canina in Jena (Thüringen, Germany).
The mating couple of Pseudovadonia livida was phodographed on flower (Apiaceae) in Zbečno (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Pseudovadonia Lobanov, Danilevsky & Murzin, 1981
Species: Pseudovadonia livida (Fabricius, 1776)