21 Kas 2024 Perşembe
Distribution of Calchaenesthes species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in the Mediterranean Region
Abstract :Three of five species of Calchaenesthes Kraatz
are distributed in the Mediterranean Region. Calchaenesthes oblongomaculata (Guérin-Méneville), a data deficient species
on the European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles, is reported from Bulgaria,
Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Jordan and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
In Turkey, it occurs only in İstanbul province. Known host plants include the species of oak (Fagaceae: Quercus) and blossoming hawthorn
(Rosaceae: Crataegus). Calchaenesthes
sexmaculata (Reiche), an endangered species on
the European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles, is reported from Spain, Morocco,
Algeria and Tunisia in the Western Mediterranean Region. Known host plants
include the species of oak (Fagaceae:
Quercus). In
addition, 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 the 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)
Calchaenesthes, longhorned beetles,
distribution, host plants