''Mallosia galinae'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Mikhail Leontievich Danilevsky in 1990. It was first discovered in

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

and is now also known from Georgia. ''Mallosia galinae'' measure in length. Its host plants are ''

Ferula ''Ferula'' (from Latin ''ferula'', 'rod') is a genus of about 220 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. They are herbaceous perennial plants ...

'' and ''

Prangos ferulacea ''Prangos ferulacea'', known in Italy as common basilisk (''basilisco comune'') is a perennial herbaceous plant present in the Mediterranean Basin, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, and the Caucasus. Description Herbaceous plant 60–150 cm tall, ste ...

'' (family Apiaceae).

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Saperdini Beetles of Asia Beetles described in 1990 {{Saperdini-stub