Dorcadion klavdiae, a rare endemic species to Georgia, has been described from Gori environs by Mikhail Danilevsky in 1992 [❖]. D. klavdiae. Occurrence of this interesting species is limited to only one known population near the town of Gori.

Body length:	17 - 21 mm
Life cycle:	1 year
Adults in:	April - May
Host plant:	roots of herbaceous plants and grass
Distribution:	an endemic species to Georgia (Gori environs)

The depicted male beetle was collected in Gori environs (800 m a.s.l., Shida Kartli region, Georgia) on April 15, 2015.

Collected by S.Dementyev

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Danilevsky M.L.:
New and little known Dorcadion Dalman 1817 from Soviet Union (Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Lambillionea 92 (1): 92-97, 1992. [download ]