Acanthocinus (Acanthocinus) elegans Ganglbauer, 1884
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: ACANTHOCININI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: ACANTHOCININI

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Body length: 9 - 14 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - June Host plant: polyphagous on deciduous trees Distribution: an endemic species to Iran
The depicted beetle was collected on the dead oak (Quercus sp.) in locality called Gorgan (NE Iran, prov. Mazandaran).Collected by M.Rejzek

[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845
Genus: Acanthocinus Dejean, 1821
Subgenus: Acanthocinus Dejean, 1821
Species: Acanthocinus (Acanthocinus) elegans Ganglbauer, 1884