Callidium cedri, described by Paul M. Peyerimhoff from Algeria in 1917 [❖], is a rare Maghreb mountain species developing
in wood of dying and dead Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica). Its larval development and biology is similar to other species of the genus Callidium.
| Body length: | 8 - 15 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1-2 years |
| Adults in: | March - May |
| Host plant: | Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) |
| Distribution: | Algerie, Morocco |
The living beetles were reared from larvae found in dead Cedrus atlantica branches in Mischliffen environs
(1850-1950 m a.s.l., Middle Atlas Mts., 10 km E Azrou, Ifrane province, Fès-Meknès region, Morocco) on May 21, 2022.
The depicted mounted beetle was reared from dead Cedrus atlantica found in Col du Zad (Morroco).
Collected by Petr Jelínek and Pavel Jelínek
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Peyerimhoff de Fontenelle Paul Marie:
Nouveaux Coléoptères du Nord africain (Vingt-sixième note) : Faune du Cèdre et du Sapin de Numidie.
Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 86: 329-332, 1917.
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Villiers A.:
Coléoptères Cérambycides de l'Afrique du Nord.
Faune de l'Empire Français, ORSC Paris, 5: 1-152, 1946.
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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.) 8 (3): 143-185, 2019
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