Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CALLIDIINI
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Semanotus algiricus, rare and endangered Maghreb species (known from Algeria and Morocco) developing exclusively in wood of Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica), was described originally as Semanotus russicus algirica by Pic in 1905 [▽].
Body length: 9 - 19 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: February - May Host plant: Cedrus atlantica Distribution: Algeria, Morocco
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in wood of dead Cedrus atlantica found in Azrou environs (Fès-Meknès region, Ifrane province, Morocco) on May 19, 2014.Collected by Luděk Skořepa
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Pic M.:
Espèces et variétés nouvelles de Coléoptères paléarctiques.
L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne 21 (241): 97-100, 1905.Trócoli S.:
Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos / Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte III / Partie III : Cerambycidae : Cerambycinae).
Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 28 (3): 143–185, 2019. [download]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Callidiini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Semanotus Mulsant, 1839 |
| Species | Semanotus algiricus Pic, 1905 |