Distribution of Callergates gaillardoti (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Abstract :

Callergates gaillardoti (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), an endangered species on the European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles, is reported from Greece (Rhodes, Samos and Lesbos Islands), Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It also has been introduced into Egypt (North Africa). In Turkey, it occurs in Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Hatay, İçel, Konya, Muğla and Osmaniye provinces. Known host plants include the species of Pinus (Pinaceae), e.g. Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Pinus nigra, Pinus pinea, Pinus sylvestris


Keyword :

Callergates gaillardoti, longhorned beetle, distribution, host plants


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


2018 Vol. 13 Number 1