Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) ossae Heyrovsky, 1941

[= Dorcadion (Pedestredorcadion) ossae m. dorsoapertum Breuning, 1946]
[= Dorcadion ossae ab. confluens Meschnigg, 1947]
[= Dorcadion ossaum Meschnigg, 1947]

ℹ  Information: Dorcadion ossae, was described by Heyrovsky in 1941 on the basis of pieces collected by Mařan in 1938. The species is endemic only on Mount Ossa, after which it was named.

Body length: 11 - 17 mm
Peak activity: May - June

⚠  Remarks: Dorcadion ossae, is active in the higher parts (< 1400 m) of the mountain during the nice warm weather, which often changes here.


🌍  Distribution: Greece
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic


🗄  Taxonomic classification:

Familia Cerambycidae  Latreille, 1802
Subfamilia Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus Dorcadionini Swainson, 1840
Genus Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901

 

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🔎  Material examined (& observation):

Greece  🇬🇷
(Thessaly) Larisa
Ossa mountains 
(GPS) 📌  
Altitude ~1600 m a.s.l. | 25.6.2019

📅  Our observation period: May ~ June
📝  Sampling Methods: in grassy vegetation  🌱  🌼

 

Greece
More information:

Catalog of the Lamiines of the World 
Laminae Dorcadion ossae