Prioninae

Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Genus: Acanthophorus
Species: serraticollis

Country: India
Province: Orissa
Station: Balasore

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Ergatini Fairmaire, 1864
genus Callergates Lameere, 1904
gaillardoti Chevrolat, 1854

Callergates gaillardoti Chevrolat, 1854

Distribution:
EUROPE - GR (Rodos, Samos) NORTH AFRICA - EGi ASIA - CY LE SY TR

Ergates (Callergates) gaillardoti Chevrolat, 1854 occurs in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. The species develops in Pinus spp. and it is often accompanied by its close relative Ergates (Ergates) faber (Linnaeus, 1767). The beetles in the pictures were reared from larvae collected in Kassab N Latakia (NW Syria) in a dead decaying trunk of Pinus halepensis.

Body length: 25 - 65 mm
Life cycle: > 3 years
Adults in: June - August
Host plant: pine (Pinus)
Distribution: Turkey, Syria and Lebanon

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Cantharocnemini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Cantharocnemis Audinet-Serville, 1832
strandi Plavilstshikov, 1933e

Cantharocnemis strandi Plavilstshikov, 1933e

Distribution:
ASIA - SA YE

Cantharocnemis strandi Plavilstshikov, 1933 is a species endemic to Yemen. Larvae of this little known prionin feed on roots of various trees and shrubs. The adults are nocturnal and appear in July.

Body length: 25 - 37 mm
Life cycle: unknown
Adults in: July

Host plant: probably polyphagous on broadleaved trees and shrubs, primary host is probably Acacia

Distribution: a species endemic to Yemen

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Prionini Latreille, 1802
genus Dorysthenes Vigors, 1826
walkeri G. R. Waterhouse, 1840

Dorysthenes walkeri G. R. Waterhouse, 1840

Distribution:
ASIA - FUJ GUX HAI HUB SCH YUN ORR

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Eurypodini Gahan, 1906
genus Eurypoda Saunders, 1853
batesi Gahan, 1894b

Eurypoda batesi Gahan, 1894b

Distribution:
ASIA - FUJ GUA GUI GUX HAI HUB HUN JA JIX SC SCH QIN YUN ZHE ORR

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Prionini Latreille, 1802
genus Lobarthron Semenov, 1900b
balassogloi balassogloi Jakovlev, 1885a

Lobarthron balassogloi balassogloi Jakovlev, 1885a

Distribution:
ASIA - KI KZ UZ

Body length: 20 - 30 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: June - August
Host plant: unknown

Distribution: countries of the former Soviet Central Asia
The depicted beetle was attracted to light in Carvak (Ugam Mts., Uzbekistan).

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Prionini Latreille, 1802
genus Mesoprionus Jakovlev, 1887c
lefebvrei Marseul, 1856

Mesoprionus lefebvrei Marseul, 1856

Distribution:
ASIA - IS JO LE SI SY TR

Body length: 25 - 45 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: June - August
Host plant: unknown
Distribution: Near East, Turkey

This beetle was attracted by light in Karadut village (Nemrut Dagi National Park, Adiyaman prov., Anatolia, SE Turkey).

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Prionini Latreille, 1802
genus Miniprionus Danilevsky, 1999c
pavlovskii Semenov, 1935b

Miniprionus pavlovskii Semenov, 1935b

Distribution:
ASIA - TD

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Aegosomatini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Palaeomegopis Boppe, 1911a
lameerei Boppe, 1911a

Palaeomegopis lameerei Boppe, 1911a

Distribution:
ASIA - GUX SD XIZ YUN ORR

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802
tribe Prionini Latreille, 1802
genus Pogonarthron Semenov, 1900a
minutum Pic, 1905n

Pogonarthron minutum Pic, 1905n

Distribution:
ASIA - IN

This very elegant beetle is endemic to the Zagros Mountains in Iran. Males fly shortly after dusk and can be attracted to strong sources of artificial light. Females walk on the ground and oviposit into the soil. They are very crepuscular and never come to light.

Body length: 15 - 25 mm (male)
Life cycle: unknown
Adults in: June - August
Host plant: unknown
Distribution: Iran