Acmaeops (Gnathacmaeops) pratensis (Laicharting, 1784)
[= Gnathacmaeops pratensis (Laicharting, 1784)]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

Acmaeops pratensis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:6 - 10 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:coniferous trees (Picea, Pinus)
Distribution:Europe, Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Syria, Central Asia


The depicted beetles were collected on flowers (Apiaceae) in Podbánské (Vysoké Tatry Mts., North Slovakia).

Collected by our friend Martin Švarc


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Rhagiini Kirby, 1837
Genus: Acmaeops LeConte in Agassiz, 1850
Subgenus: Gnathacmaeops Linsley & Chemsak, 1972
Species: Acmaeops (Gnathacmaeops) pratensis (Laicharting, 1784)