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

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

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. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Stictoleptura cordigera". Cerambyx. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
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