Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni Faldermann, 1837

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: PHYTOECIINI

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Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni - red form [Photo © David Navrátil]

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Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni was described by Franz Faldermann from "Transcaucasia" in 1837 [❖].

Body length:	9 - 15 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	May - June
Host plant:	Trinia sp. (Apiaceae)
Distribution:	Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia: South European Territory, Ukraine, Kazakhstan

The depicted beetles were collected on the host plant (Trinia) in steppes in Kasristskali (კასრისწყალი) village environs (Kakheti Region of Eastern Georgia) on May 19-20, 2015 and May 17, 2016.

Collected by David Navrátil and P.Jelínek

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Faldermann F.:
Fauna entomologica Transcaucasica. Coleoptera 2. Longicornes vel Capricornes.
Nouveaux Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 5 (2): 1-433 [pages 296-297], 1837. [download ]

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Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni - dark form [Photo © David Navrátil]

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Phytoecia faldermanni ♂ [Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Phytoecia faldermanni ♀ [Photo © P.Jelínek]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Musaria J. Thomson, 1864
Species: Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni Faldermann, 1837