Photo © M.Rejzek

Deroplia niveopicta is a nocturnal species endemic to Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). The species is probably monophagous on Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb. (Asteraceae).

Body length:	8 - 13 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	April
Host plant:	Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb. (Asteraceae)
Distribution:	endemic to Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

The depicted beetle was reared from a larva found in a dead twig of Launaea arborescens in Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands).

Collected by M.Rejzek.

Photo © M.Rejzek