Gastracanthus Westwood, 1833
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https://doi.org/ 10.17109/AZH.68.1.53.2022 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EA307C66-185C-B73C-BAE0-81A83126F951 |
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Felipe |
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Gastracanthus Westwood, 1833 |
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Genus Gastracanthus Westwood, 1833 View in CoL View at ENA
Gastracanthus pulcherrimus Westwood, 1833 **
Material: GEORGIA – 1 f, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.882783°N 46.321886°E, alt GoogleMaps .
1841 m, 25 May–4 Jun. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H4, deposited in MZBBU.
Biology: may often be found on the foliage of Corylus avellana L. ( GRAHAM 1969) and in the nearby vegetation of dead wood in Querceto -Carpinetum forest undergrowth (pers. obs.). Enumerated primary hosts belong to Buprestidae and Byrrhidae ( NOYES 2019) .
Distribution: widely distributed in Europe ( GRAHAM 1969, NOYES 2019). Not recorded from the Caucasus or Georgia until now.
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