Stictoleptura cordigera

Stictoleptura cordigera is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the longhorn beetle family, subfamily Lepturinae.

Stictoleptura cordigera
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Stictoleptura
Species:
S. cordigera
Binomial name
Stictoleptura cordigera
(Fussli, 1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aredolpona cordigera (Fuesly) Vives, 2001
  • Brachyleptura cordigera (Füssli) Villiers, 1974
  • Corymbia cordigera (Füssli) Sama, 1988
  • Leptura hastata Sulzer, 1776
  • Paracorymbia cordigera (Füssli) Danilevsky, 2002
  • Leptura cordigera Füssli, 1775
  • Stenocorus lamed Fabricius) Rossi, 1790

Distribution

This beetle is mainly present in Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.[2] It is also found in Turkey and North Iran.[3]

Ecology

Larvae

Larvae are polyphagous and develop in rotten wood of deciduous trees, especially in Quercus ilex and Quercus suber, but also in Pistacia and Castanea species.[3]

Adult

The adults grow up to 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in) and can be encountered from June through August, completing their life cycle in two-three years.[3]

Description

The head, pronotum and abdomen are black, while elytra have a bright reddish colour with a specific black drawing. They are very common flower-visitors, especially in Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar.[3]

Subspecies
  • Stictoleptura cordigera cordigera (Fuesslin, 1775)
  • Stictoleptura cordigera illyrica (Müller, 1948)
  • Stictoleptura cordigera anojaensis (Sláma, 1982)

References
  1. "Stictoleptura cordigera (Fussli, 1775)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  2. "Stictoleptura cordigera (Fuessly, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.1. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. "Stictoleptura cordigera". Cerambyx. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
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