Dinoptera collaris
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| Dinoptera collaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Dinoptera |
| Species: | D. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinoptera collaris | |
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Dinoptera collaris is species of long-horned beetle in the subfamily Lepturinae.[1]
The following varieties are recognised:[1]
- Dinoptera collaris var. fulvohirsuta Hayrovsky
- Dinoptera collaris var. marginicollis Tippmann
- Dinoptera collaris var. nigricollis Mulsant
- Dinoptera collaris var. slamai Podaný, 1955
Distribution
These beetles are present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, and United Kingdom).[1][2]
Habitat
This species inhabit deciduous forests, especially beech forests and hedge rows.[3]
Description
Dinoptera collaris can reach a length of 6–9 millimetres (0.24–0.35 in).[3] Elytra are bluish-blackish and rather hairy, with dense puncture. Pronotum is almost spherical, usually orange-red, sometimes dark, with sparse punctuation. Antennae are quite long. The abdomen is orange-red.[4][5]
This species is rather similar to Acmaeops marginatus, Acmaeops pratensis and Acmaeops septentrionis.
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