Dorcadion is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.[1][2][3]

Dorcadion
Dorcadion pedestre
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Dorcadion
Dalman, 1817
species

many; see text

Synonyms

Dorcadium Billberg, 1818 (Lapsus calami)

This genus of beetle is found distributed across Europe, most living in either Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary. This genus also has significant populations in Ukraine, and additional populations live in Russia, Kazakhstan and China.[4]

Species

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Dorcadion includes the following species and subgenera. Iberodorcadion was formerly a subgenus of Dorcadion, but has been elevated in rank to genus.[3][2]

subgenus Acutodorcadion

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Close up of Dorcadion fulvum

subgenus Carinatodorcadion

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subgenus Cribridorcadion

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Open drawer showing rows of pinned Dorcadion. Sp
 
Dorcadion tauricum found in ukraine

subgenus Dorcadion

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Stamp depicting Dorcadion Acharlense and Callisthenes Semenovi

subgenus Maculatodorcadion

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subgenus Megalodorcadion

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subgenus Politodorcadion

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References

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  1. ^ Biolib.cz - Dorcadion. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  3. ^ a b "Iberodorcadion Breuning, 1943". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  4. ^ Genus Dorcadion. INaturalist. Retrieved 30 January 2023.