| Body length: | 13 - 20 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 - 3 years [?] |
| Adults in: | April - September |
| Host plant: | Acacia tortilis |
| Distribution: | North Africa |
The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in dead wood (cf. Figure 1) of Acacia tortilis
(cf. Figure 2) found in a wadi (cf. Figure 3) near Mizda (Hamada al Hamra) 200 km south of
Tripoli. The finding represents the first record of this species from Libya.
Collected by our friend Jean-Claude Ringenbach.
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