Xenopachys matthiesseni (Reitter, 1907)
[= Dissopachys matthiesseni Reitter, 1907]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CERAMBYCINI
Xenopachys matthiesseni

[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec]

Xenopachys matthiesseni, a rare species known from Iran and Afghanistan, has been described from Shiraz environs (Iran) as Dissopachys Matthiesseni by Edmund Reitter in 1907 [★].

Body length:30 - 55 mm
Life cycle:2 - 3 years (?)
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:Prunus spp.
Distribution:Iran, Afghanistan


The depicted female 1 and living beetles were collected 11 km west of Dasht-e Arzhan (دشت ارژن) village (Arzhan district, Shiraz county, Fars province, Iran) on April 22, 2002. Female 2 was collected 10 km south-west of Dorūd (دورود) (N33°26′ E49°00′; 1430 m a.s.l., Dorud county, Lorestan province, Iran) on July 9, 2004.

Collected by Patr Kabátek and Martin Rejzek


[★]
Reitter E.:
Zwei neue Bockkäfer aus Persien.
Wiener Entomologische Zeitung 26 (4-5 & 6): 217-218, 1907. [download pdf icon]


Xenopachys matthiesseni
Xenopachys matthiesseni
Xenopachys matthiesseni
Xenopachys matthiesseni
Xenopachys matthiesseni
[Photo © Michal Hoskovec, Fuji Provia 100F 35 mm film scan]
Xenopachys matthiesseni
Xenopachys matthiesseni
[Photo © Martin Rejzek]


 
SubfamiliaCerambycinae Latreille, 1802
TribusCerambycini Latreille, 1804
GenusXenopachys Sama, 1999
SpeciesXenopachys matthiesseni (Reitter, 1907)