Dorcadion shestopalovi

Dorcadion shestopalovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Dorcadion
Species:
D. shestopalovi
Binomial name
Dorcadion shestopalovi
Danilevsky, 1993

Dorcadion shestopalovi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Mikhail Leontievich Danilevsky in 1993. It is known from the Caucasus.[1]No subspecies are listed.[2]

The larvae of this beetle, commonly called the mother head borer, bore into wood, where it can cause extensive damage to live or felled trees.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Dorcadion shestopalovi. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (ed.) , editor (2011). Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (ed.) (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 2012-09-24. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)