Purpuricenini

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE

Tribus: PURPURICENINI

Body length: 10 - 15 mm

Life cycle: 2 years [?]
Adults in: June
Host plant: Ephedra cf. intermedia
Distribution: endemic species to Iran
The depicted beetles were collected in Golestan forest 45 km NE Minudast (prov. Khorasan, NE Iran).

Asias chodjaii Holzschuh, 1974 was described from Golestan Forest (Iran) according to 14 specimens reared from larvae. However, the name of the host plant was not given in the original description but published later by Rejzek et al. (2003). The host plant was determined as Ephedra cf. intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Mey (Ephedraceae). To the best of our knowledge the species has not been recorded again since its description. The depicted beetles were collected in the type locality together with larvae and the host plant.

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Calchaenesthes Kraatz, 1863
sexmaculata Reiche, 1861

Calchaenesthes sexmaculata Reiche, 1861

Distribution:
EUROPE - SP NORTH AFRICA - AG MO TU

Body length: 9 - 13 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - June
Host plant: oak (Quercus mirbecki)
Distribution: Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

The depicted beetle was collected by G. Sama in Moyen Atlas (Morocco).

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
barbarus P. H. Lucas, 1842

Purpuricenus barbarus P. H. Lucas, 1842

Distribution:
NORTH AFRICA - AG MO TU

Body length: 10 - 20 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - July
Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus ilex, Pistacia lentiscus)
Distribution: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
budensis Götz, 1783

Purpuricenus budensis Götz, 1783

Distribution:
EUROPE - BH BU CT CR FR GR HU IT MC MD RO SK SL SP ST TR UK YU ASIA - AB AR CY GG IS LE SY TR WS

Body length: 10 - 20 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - August
Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees (Prunus, Quercus, Ulmus, Paliurus, Salix, Pistacia etc.)
Distribution: South Europe, Slovakia, Hungary, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Near East, North Iran

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
deyrollei J. Thomson, 1867

Purpuricenus deyrollei J. Thomson, 1867

Distribution:
ASIA - IN TM

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
graecus renyvonae Sláma, 2001

Purpuricenus graecus renyvonae Sláma, 2001

Distribution:
EUROPE - BU CR MC TR YU ASIA - TR

Body length: 14 - 21 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - July
Host plant: unknown
Distribution: Bulgaria, NE Greece
The depicted beetle was colected by M.Rejzek in South Bulgaria.

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
interscapillatus longevittatus Pic, 1941b

Purpuricenus interscapillatus longevittatus Pic, 1941b

Distribution:
ASIA - LE [Rapuzzi & Sama, 2014b: 144]

Body length: 12 - 18 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: June - July
Host plant: oak (Quercus)
Distribution: South Turkey, Near East
The depicted beetles were found on oak (Quercus sp.) in Burqush (SW Syria).

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
interscapillatus nudicollis Demelt, 1968b

Purpuricenus interscapillatus nudicollis Demelt, 1968b

Distribution:
ASIA - ?CY TR [type-Antalya]

Body length: 14 - 20 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - July
Host plant: Quercus
Distribution: Turkey, Cyprus

The depicted beetle was colected in Erdemli near Mersin (South Turkey)

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
malaccensis Lacordaire, 1869

Purpuricenus malaccensis Lacordaire, 1869

Distribution:
ASIA - HAI SHA YUN ORR

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
tribe Purpuricenini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821
nicocles Schaufuss, 1871c

Purpuricenus nicocles Schaufuss, 1871c

Distribution:
ASIA - CY

ody length: 10 - 18 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: April - May
Host plant: Quercus
Distribution: a endemic species to Cyprus

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE

Tribus: PURPURICENINI

Body length: 12 - 22 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - July
Host plant: Quercus
Distribution: Iraq, Turkey and probably also in Zagros Mts. in Iran

Adults of this beetle do not visit flowers. They can usually be found flying around tree tops or sitting on the leaves of their host. The depicted beetles were collected in SE Turkey.