Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: DORCADIINI
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Dorcadion biforme, a Dorcadion species endemic to Iran, was described by Gustav Kraatz from Hadschgabad environs ("Persien"= Iran) in 1873 [❖].
Body length: 12 - 16 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: April - June Host plant: roots of herbaceous plants and grass Distribution: species endemic to Iran
The depicted beetles were collected in Raẕī (رضي) village environs (1973 m a.s.l., Central district of Ramian county, Golestan province, Iran) on May 20, 2019.Collected by David Navrátil
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Kraatz G.:
Die Käfer Europas. Nach der Natur beschrieben von Dr. G. Kraatz im Anschluss an die Käfer Europa's von Dr. H. C. Küster.
In Küster: Die Käfer Europas nach der Natur beschrieben 29: 1-101 [page 53], 1873. [download]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) biforme Kraatz, 1873