Cephalocrius syriacus Reitter, 1895a

family CERAMBYCIDAE Latreille, 1802
subfamily Spondylidinae Audinet-Serville, 1832
tribe Asemini J. Thomson, 1861
genus Cephalocrius Sharp, 1905a
syriacus Reitter, 1895a

Cephalocrius syriacus Reitter, 1895a

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Arhopalus syriacus is apparently distributed in the whole of the Mediterranean region. It develops in pines (Pinus pinaster, Pinus salzmanni, Pinus laricio, Pinus halepensis). Larvae feed first under the bark, later in the wood of dead, fallen or standing trunks of greater diameter, in stumps and often in shallow roots. Adults of this nocturnal species can be found on the host plants at night or in bark crevices and under loose bark at day.

Body length: 12 - 23 mm
Life cycle: 2 - 3 years
Adults in: May - August
Host plant: pines (Pinus)
Distribution: Mediterranean region, Canary Islands

The depicted beetle was found in the pupal cell built in the wood of a dead pine (Pinus halepensis). The beetle was collected in Paleokastritsa village, Corfu Island (Greece).