This rare species develops in recently dead twigs and branches of a variety of pine (Pinus spp.) tree species.

Body length:	4 - 6 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	March - July
Host plant:	various pine (Pinus spp.) species
Distribution:	Turkey, Cyprus [❖]

The depicted beetle was reared from larva found in pine twig collected in Kemer environs (Antalya province, Turkey) in 2013.

Collected by A. Márkus

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Ambrus R., Grosser W. and Hrbek J.:
Contribution to the knowledge of longhorn beetles from Cyprus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International Almanac 3 (2): 173-190, 2014.
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