Delagrangeus (Gertius) schurmanni Sama, 1985

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: DEILINI
Delagrangeus schurmanni
[Photo © David Navrátil]




Delagrangeus schurmanni, an endemic species of Canary Islands developing in Juniperus sp., has been described from El Hierro island by Gianfranco Sama in 1985 [❖].

Body length:4 - 11 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:March - September
Host plant:Juniperus turbinata canariensis, Juniperus phoenicia
Distribution:an endemic species to Canary Islands [❖]


The depicted beetle was reared from larva found in a dead branch of the host plant near Sabinosa (El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain) on January 21, 2014.


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Sama G.:
Description de Grammoptera baudii sp. n. de Chypre, et de Delagrangeus schurmanni sp. n. des Iles Canaries. (Coleóptera - Cerambycidae).
Biocosme Mésogéen 2 (3): 97-104, 1985. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Deilini Faimaire, 1864
Genus: Delagrangeus Pic, 1892
Subgenus: Gertius Sama, 1994
Species: Delagrangeus (Gertius) schurmanni Sama, 1985