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Post by thanos on Jun 19, 2011 17:25:04 GMT -8
On saturday(June 18),I collected for the first time in my life a great pair of Aegomorphus krueperi(they were mating) - a rare Lamiinae Cerambycid ENDEMIC to mainland Greece ! I collected them by chance in a Quercus forest,while collecting Lucanus cervus. They are so beautiful and I'm happy that cought myself a difficult and interesting species  . I have them alive at the moment. (I've read that this species was recorded for Bulgaria by Bringmann(1997),but this requires confirmation). Thanos |
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Post by lepidofrance on Jun 19, 2011 22:53:44 GMT -8
Aegomorphus krueperi : picture, parakalo ! Quercus forest : near Thessalononiki, near Volos ? 
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Post by Dany on Jun 20, 2011 8:05:56 GMT -8
A nice pic of this species can be found here  |
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Post by thanos on Jun 21, 2011 20:51:25 GMT -8
Here I have them mounted(above the male,below the female on the pic) together with a big male of L.cervus,with which I collected them together. This Quercus forest is in C.Greece,but NOT at Meteora(the well-known locality for this species,where I haven't searched yet for this species myself). This exact Quercus habitat is very valuable,as,in addition to A.krueperi,I have also found many other important species,like: Lepidoptera: Iolana iolas,Satyrium spini(Lycaenids),Hemaris croatica(Sphingidae),... Coleoptera: the A.krueperi(ENDEMIC to Greece) and also:Cerambyx cerdo,Cerambyx miles,Cribridorcadion thessalicum(found only in Greece and Bulgaria),Lucanus cervus(c.cervus,c.turcicus and intermediates..),Osmoderma lassallei(found only in Greece and European Turkey),Elater ferrugineus:a rare saproxylic Elaterid which,together with the saproxylic O.lassallei show the significance of a saproxylic habitat ! Also Chaetocarabus arcadicus arcadicus(ENDEMIC to Greece),the rare Tenebrionid Diaperis boleti under the outer coverage of Quercus trunks,etc.. So,as I've found all these important species in this forest,it is really a GREAT habitat,which must be kept.. Thanos Attachments:
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. I have them alive at the moment.
