Revision of the genus Odocnemis Allard, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran with observations on feeding habits
Author
Nabozhenko, Maxim
Author
Keskin, Bekir
text
Zootaxa
2016
4202
1
1
97
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4202.1.1
726c8af4-e8a8-46cb-ab0b-0ef22e432dae
1175-5326
192220
E89680AA-E413-4110-965E-F4084D45D4C3
Odocnemis perarmata
Nabozhenko & Tichý, 2006
Figs. 3
,
41
D, E, 50
perarmatus
Nabozhenko & Tichý, 2006
: 183, fig. 1–9 (
Odocnemis
);
Nabozhenko & Löbl 2008
: 244 (
Odocnemis
, in catalogue);
Keskin & Nabozhenko 2011
: 341, figs. 13, 14, 25–28 (
Odocnemis
).
Type
material
.
Holotype
,
♂
(
ZIN
), with labels: “
Turkey
W
Isparta
,
Davraz Dag
,
22.v.2001
,
1900 m
, lgt.
M. Sniźek
”, “
Coll. V.
Tichý”, “
Holotypus
Odocnemis
(s. str.)
perarmatus
sp. n.
, det.
M. Nabozhenko
,
V. Tichý
”.
Other
studied material
.
Turkey
,
Isparta Province
,
Davraz Dağı
, 37°48′744″
N 30°46′
912″E,
1586 m
,
11.v.2009
, leg.
M.V. and S.V. Nabozhenko
,
B. Keskin
,
12♂♂
,
11♀♀
(
ZIN
, CN,
SMNS
, Tel-Aviv University) and
11♂♂
,
7♀♀
(
ZDEU
)
.
Bionomics.
The species occurs an altitude around
1600 m
, but not above the juniper level.
O. perarmata
is active early at night (20:30–22:30) and was observed to feed on lichens on the trunks of old junipers or on stones.