Stenopterus similatus mehli Sama, 1995
habitat & biology

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Abandoned orchards, forest steppes and maquis shrublands with Ceratonia siliqua situated 2 km North-East of Agios Georgios Pegeias (Άγιος Γεώργιος Πέγειας) village (39 m a.s.l., Paphos district, Cyprus) - a habitat of Stenopterus similatus mehli Sama, 1995.

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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A wild carob (Ceratonia siliqua) served as a host of S. similatus mehli in which dead branches develop its larvae.

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Ceratonia siliqua branches infested by S. similatus mehli (larval gallery and exit holes).

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