''Dorcadion optatum'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
in the family
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described.
Most species are characterized by anten ...
. It was described by Jakovlev in 1906.
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See also
* ''Dorcadion
''Dorcadion'' is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
This genus of beetles is found distributed across Europe, most living in either Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
This genus also has significant populations in Ukraine ...
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References
optatum
Beetles described in 1906
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