Cerambycids of Southeast Serbia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Abstract

The cerambycids (longhorn beetles) are known as very attractive insects, as well as pests, especially in forestry. Our investigation and collecting the specimens on the territory of Serbia has started in the middle of the nineteenth century. Up today, 242 species were registered in the fauna of Serbia (Ilić, 2005). The first information about cerambycids in Serbia was published by Bobić (1871). Significant contribution in researching of the family Cerambycidae was given by Košanin (1904). Finally, there were several domestic authors occupied by longhorn beetles: Adamović (1950), Mikšić (1963), Ćurčić et al. (2003) and Ilić (2005). In this review forty-nine species reviewed from 34 genera which belong to five subfamilies: Prioninae, Lepturinae, Spondylidinae, Cerambycinae and Lamiinae. Examined material has been collected in the Southeastern Serbia. The most numerous were the subfamily Cerambycinae, comprising 18 species from 15 genera.

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Checklist
• Southeast Serbia