Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: RHAGIINI
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Rhagium iranum, desribed by Karl Maria Heller in 1940 [❖], belongs to the rarest species endemic to Iran. The life history and habitat requirements of this beetle closely resemble those of Rhagium sycophanta (Schrank, 1781). The adults of this beautiful beetle are crepuscular..
Body length: 15 - 26 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: May - June Host plant: Quercus spp. Distribution: a species endemic to Iran
The depicted beetles were collected at the foot of fresh oak stumps in Kīnj (كينج) village environs (1550-1600 m a.s.l., Kojur District, Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran) on May 20 -21, 2017.Collected by David Navrátil
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Heller K.M.:
Eine neue Rhagium-Art aus Persien. [Col. Ceramb.].
Mitteilungen der Münchener entomologischen Gessellschaft 30 (3): 842-843, 1940.
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Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Rhagium Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus: Megarhagium Reitter, 1913
Species: Rhagium (Megarhagium) iranum Heller, 1940