[= Pygoptosia speciosa (Frivaldszky, 1884)]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: PHYTOECIINI
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
From Turkey and Syria Phytoecia (Pygoptosia) speciosa was reported to be associated with Klasea cerinthifolia (Asteraceae) and from Turkey with Klasea oligocephala (Asteraceae).
Body length: 10 - 15 mm Life cycle: 1 year Adults in: May - July Host plant: Klasea spp. Distribution: Turkey, Syria
The depicted beetles were collected on Klasea oligocephala in the plateaus under summit of Nemrut Dagi Mt. (Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey). [❖]Collected by M.Hoskovec
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Rejzek M. and Hoskovec M.:
Cerambycidae of Nemrut Dagi National Park (Anatolia, South-East Turkey).
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 15 (4): 257-272, 1999. [download]
Phytoecia (Pygoptosia) speciosa ♂ [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Phytoecia (Pygoptosia) speciosa ♀ [Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Phytoeciini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Pygoptosia Reitter, 1895
Species: Phytoecia (Pygoptosia) speciosa Frivaldszky, 1884