Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) reitteri Ganglbauer, 1884

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion reitteri
[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]




Body length:13 - 17 mm
Life cycle: 1 year
Adults in:April - June
Host plant:roots of grasses
Distribution:an endemic species to Georgia


The depicted beetle was collected by our friend Denis Kasatkin in Ushguli (უშგული) village environs (Upper Svaneti, Georgia).


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) reitteri Ganglbauer, 1884