Photo © M.Rejzek

Cantharocnemis strandi Plavilstshikov, 1933 is a species endemic to Yemen. Larvae of this little known prionin feed on roots of various trees and shrubs. The adults are nocturnal and appear in July.

Body length:	25 - 37 mm
Life cycle:	unknown
Adults in:	July
Host plant:	probably polyphagous on broadleaved trees and shrubs, primary host is probably Acacia
Distribution:	a species endemic to Yemen

The beetles in these pictures were reared from a larva collected in dead stump of medlar (Mespilus germanica). The adult hatched from this stump and left the larval substrate by digging a subterranean gallery.

Collected by M.Rejzek.

Photo © M.Rejzek