Callipogon relictus

Callipogon relictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Callipogon
Species:
C. relictus
Binomial name
Callipogon relictus
Semenov 1899 [1]

Callipogon relictus is a species of longhorn beetle which is mostly found in Korea, but also in China and southern part of Russian Far East.[2][3] It inhabits mixed and deciduous forests.[4] The population of Callipogon relictus is decreasing due to deforestation and uncontrolled collection, and therefore the species are listed in the Russian Red Book (category II).[5]

The larvae of Callipogon relictus develop in the drying deciduous trees. The process takes 4 to 6 years, and the same tree can be populated by larvae several times a year.[4] Larvae bring along spores of the fungus Pleurotus citrinopileatus,[4] that contributes to degradation of the tree. With the length reaching up to 110 mm (4.3 in), Callipogon relictus is the largest beetle of Russia.[6][7][8][5] Larvae of different longhorn beetles can coexist in the same tree, such as Callipogon relictus, Rosalia coelestis, Leptura thoracica, Rhabdoclytus acutivittis, Anoplodera cyanea and several other species.[4]

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  3. ^ Robert Perger. "Callipogon relictus". Coleop-Terra Catalogue. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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  6. ^ Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich Prokhorov (1982). Great Soviet encyclopedia. Macmillan.
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