A propose to acceptation of Calchaenesthes primis Özdikmen (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) as a threatened long-horned species at the European and European Union level

Abstract :

Calchaenesthes primis Özdikmen (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) has not been classified on the European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles yet, is reported from Cyprus and Turkey in Eastern Mediterranean Region. In Cyprus, it exists in Paphos and Larnaca districts. In Turkey, it occurs in Adıyaman, Amasya, Burdur, Gaziantep, Hatay, İçel, Mardin, Niğde and Siirt provinces. Known host plants include kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L.) probably also other Quercus species (Fagaceae)


Keyword :

Calchaenesthes primis, longhorned beetle, distribution, host plant


Author(s) : Özdikmen, H., Cihan Tüzün, N.
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Published Issue : 2018 Vol. 13 Number 1


2018 Vol. 13 Number 1