Variimorda (Variimorda) holzschuhi, Horak, 1985, Horak, 1985

Ruzzier, Enrico & Ataş, Mustafa, 2024, Wood-Boring Beetles (Coleoptera) Affecting Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae) Cultivation in Southeastern Turkey, The Coleopterists Bulletin 78 (2), pp. 165-170 : 168

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-78.2.165

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13243799

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scientific name

Variimorda (Variimorda) holzschuhi
status

 

VaRIImoRda (VaRIImoRda) holzschuhI Horák, 1985

Specimens: 2 exx., Turkey: Elaziğ (Aricak), 38°29′13′′ N 40°14′49′′ E, 816 m, M. Ataş leg. GoogleMaps

General Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Turkey ( Ruzzier et al. 2017).

Distribution in Turkey: Ataş et al. (2022b) reported it from Elaziğ (Aricak).

Larval Host Plants: Vitis vinifera ( Ataş et al. 2022b) .

Notes. The species emerged from V. vinifera branches of the Mazrone variety. The association of this species and other Vitis pests, or its possible pathogenicity, remains unclear ( Ataş et al. 2022b).

Atas, M., V. Veysi Maral, and E. Ruzzier. 2022 b. First observation of Variimorda (Variimorda) holzschuhi Horak, 1985 (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) as a woodborer on Vitis vinifera L.; possible pest or co-occurrent species? The Coleopterists Bulletin 76 (3): 401 - 406. doi. org / 10.1649 / 0010 - 065 X- 76. 3. 401.

Ruzzier, E., H. Ghahari, and J. Horak. 2017. A checklist of the Iranian Mordellidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 4320 (1): 146 - 158. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4320.1.8.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Mordellidae

Genus

Variimorda