Pedostrangalia imperbis

Pedostrangalia imperbis (Ménétriés, 1832)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE / Tribus: LEPTURINI

The biology of this species is identical to Pedostrangalia revestita (Linnaeus, 1767). The larval substrate comprises dead, moisture rich dark red wood in contact with living tissue of deciduous trees.

Body length: 10 - 16 mm
Life cycle: 2 years [?]
Adults in: May - July

Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees
Distribution: south coast of Caspian Sea, from Azerbaidjan through North Iran to Kopet-Dag
The beetle in the picture was collected together with several larvae in Quercus in Golestan forest 45 km NE Minudast (prov. Khorasan, North Iran).