Callergates gaillardoti Chevrolat, 1854

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