Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CERAMBYCINI
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Derolus asiricus, a rare endemic species to Saudi Arabia, has been described from Asīr province of Saudi Arabia by Carolus Holzschuh in 1993 [▽].
Body length: 10 - 18 mm Life cycle: unknown Adults in: March - June Host plant: probably polyphaghous in broadleaf trees and shrubs Distribution: an endemic species to Saudi Arabia
The mounted beetles were collected 4 km W of Sabt Al Alayah (سبت العلاية) (N19°34′43″ E41°55′02″; 2 067 m a.s.l., Asīr province, Saudi Arabia) on May 3, 2023. The depicted living beetle was reared from larva found in unknown liana-shape woody plant in Sabt Al Alayah (سبت العلاية) environs (N19°37′38″ E41°55′17″; 2 000 m a.s.l., Asīr province, Saudi Arabia) on March 17, 2022.Collected by our friends Waltr Grosser and Roman Rejzek
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Holzschuh C.:
Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Saudi Arabia: Part II, Prioninae and Cerambycinae.
Fauna of Saudi Arabia 13: 110-129, 1993. [download]
[Photo © Daniel Rydzi]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Cerambycini Latreille, 1804 |
| Genus | Derolus Gahan, 1891 |
| Species | Derolus asiricus Holzschuh, 1993 |