Purpuricenus desfontainii (Fabricius, 1793)
ssp. inhumeralis Pic, 1891

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: TRACHYDERINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	10 - 22 mm
Life cycle:	2 - 3 years
Adults in:	May - July
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees and shrubs (Quercus, Ceratonia, Pistacia)
Distribution:	Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

The depicted beetles were collected on various flowers and blossoming shrubs (Hieracium, Chaerophyllum, Verbascum, Sarothamnus etc.) in Neo Ithilo (Lakoonia nomos, SW of Peloponnese peninsula, Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Trachyderini Dupont, 1836
Genus: Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
Species: Purpuricenus desfontainii (Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies: Purpuricenus desfontainii inhumeralis Pic, 1891