Phytoecia pontica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Ganglbauer in 1884. It is known from Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey. It feeds on Onopordum macrocephalum.[1]

Phytoecia pontica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Saperdini
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. pontica
Binomial name
Phytoecia pontica
Ganglbauer, 1884
Synonyms
  • Helladia pontica (Ganglbauer, 1884)
  • Helladia humeralis ab. pontica (Ganglbauer, 1884)

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Phytoecia pontica. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.